Faculty
Omnia Podcast: Philosophy of Race (Audio)
Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy, explores the question, "What kind of thing is race?" in his classes and research.
Power Struggle
Earth and Environmental Science Department Chair Reto Gieré explains how 40 years after the worst nuclear accident in the U.S., a global energy dilemma endures.
OMNIA 101: Exploring the Unseen (Audio)
Physics professors Mark Trodden and Masao Sako explain how dark matter and dark energy shape their work.
Not-So-Self-Evident Truths
In her new book, Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, digs up the roots of the relationship between democracy and truth.
Rising Waters
Students and faculty study the future of urban waters in Philadelphia and Mumbai.
OMNIA Q&A: The Venezuelan Crisis (VIDEO)
Tulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Term Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, on the past, present, and possible future of Venezuela.
The Stories We Tell
Undergraduates dig into archival records to reframe Penn’s historical ties to slavery.
Procrastinating on Climate Change
We asked Joseph Kable, Baird Term Professor of Psychology, why humans can’t seem to make the commitment to slow climate change.
OMNIA Q&A: A Rock and a Hard Place
Marc Meredith, Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses the new Democrat House majority and the governmental shutdown.
A Classic Hat Trick
In one year, Sheila Murnaghan, Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, published a translation of Medea and books on the Beat generation and classics for children.
2018 Year in Review
We look back on our favorite arts and sciences stories of 2018.
Layers of Time
Nikhil Anand, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, examines the impacts and possibilities of infrastructure.
Listen and Learn (Audio)
Center for the Study of Contemporary China podcast explores Chinese politics, economics, law, and society.
Meeting of Minds
With the Penn Alumni Reading Club, the Center for Africana Studies delivers intellectual engagement directly to alumni—and the public.
A Summer Studying the Mind and Brain (Video)
MindCORE's intensive summer fellowship program lets Penn undergrads work with researchers.