Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Emily Wilson
Some 1,500 people—900 in Irvine Auditorium, 600 online—listened to the author’s discussion with Professor Emily Wilson during the annual Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum.
Origin Stories: Ayako Kano (Video)
Kano, a professor of Japanese studies, discusses her love of music and theater, her grandfather’s notebook, plus her path to academia and her notions of scholarship “as an art and as a way of life.”
Can More Art Equal Less Crime?
Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate.
Gearing Up for Research on Aging
GEAR UP, an initiative offered by the Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute, gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.
Impressionism and the Modernization of Time
A new book from History of Art Professor André Dombrowski knits together the works of artists like Claude Monet and the nature of time as it emerges in its present-day form.
A Paper Tale
English lecturer Beth Kephart’s new memoir focuses on the paper that marks and memorializes our lives, from baby books to wills.
The Stories of a War-Scarred Colombian Rainforest
Through her research, Kristina Lyons, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is relaying the tales of the land’s suffering, as well as its enduring practical and spiritual importance to its residents.
Ben Talks 2024 Comes to Palo Alto and Santa Monica
At two events, Penn Arts & Sciences faculty discuss resilience in the age of climate change.
The Power of Chick Lit
Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.
The Items Left Behind
In an undergraduate anthropology course, students learn archaeological fieldwork skills and unearth the story of a historic Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia.
At Ben Talks NYC, A Journey from Ocean Depths to Outer Space
In a room overlooking New York’s Bryant Park, more than 200 alums heard from scientists studying coral reefs, fractures on the Earth’s surface, and the expansion of the universe.
The Surprising Linchpin in the Global Supply Chain
When massive cargo ships arrive late to a port, the delay sets off a domino effect that directly influences U.S. inflation, according to research from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics, and colleagues.
Asian American Studies Comes to New York
Meet the directors and faculty members of this flourishing and vital program.
Celebrating 50 Years of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
A three-day symposium will honor the past and present achievements of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program; the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies; and the Penn Women’s Center.
Seeing American History through African American Literature
For Black History Month, Dagmawi Woubshet of English recommends readings from his Introduction to African American Literature course.