Faculty
Not-So-Self-Evident Truths
Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, digs up the roots of the relationship between democracy and truth.
It Only Hurts When I Read
Ian Fleishman, Assistant Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, looks at wounding to study narrative.
Pint-Sized Philosophers
Karen Detlefsen, Professor of Philosophy, is opening young minds in the Philadelphia community to a new kind of philosophical thinking.
Lost World, Lost Lives
Hundreds of books looted by the Nazis during World War II provide a window into history and individuals we may otherwise have never known.
Tracking the Effects of Technology in the Home
Professor of Economics Jeremy Greenwood’s new book takes a macroeconomics view of changes in family life.
Creating a Powerhouse for Energy Solutions
Arts & Sciences researchers see collaboration as key to recharging the planet’s battery.
Mentorship Program Provides Guidance for New Faculty
A new Penn Arts & Sciences mentoring initiative.
Shooting for the Moon
In her Language and the Brain course, Kathryn Schuler, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, asked 30 undergrads to think big about big problems—and their solutions didn’t disappoint.
Knowledge by the Slice: Observing the Invisible (Video)
Bhuvnesh Jain, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, and Michael Weisberg, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, discuss the mystery of dark matter and the use of some of the world’s largest telescopes to search for it.
Office Artifacts: Joshua B. Plotkin
Discover the stories behind the Professor of Biology's favorite office items.
Tracking the Effects of Technology in the Home
A new book by Jeremy Greenwood, Professor of Economics, takes a macroeconomics view of changes in family life.