Faculty
Ants Go Marching (Video)
Assistant Professor of Biology Timothy Linksvayer discusses the complex behaviors of social insects.
A Prison Culture
Professor of Political Science Marie Gottschalk discusses mass incarceration in the U.S.
The Good Bureaucrat
John DiIulio Jr. discusses his new book on American bureaucracy and the disappearance of the federal worker.
Expanding Access (Video)
Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Nelson discusses the ins and outs of authoring a science textbook.
Those Who Write History
Presidential Term Professor Heather Williams thought long and hard about her short introduction to slavery.
Intellectual Bootcamp
The Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen opens minds—and doors.
The Science of Sleep
Professor of Biology Ted Abel and Senior Research Associate Robbert Havekes examine how losing sleep affects memory.
Penn Introduces Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
Assistant Professor Margaret Bruchac is building an interdisciplinary program on long-term strengths.
Telling Time
Assistant Professor of History Vanessa Ogle describes how the world slowly got on the same schedule.
Far From Left
Professor of Political Science Adolph Reed, Jr. examines liberal politics.
An Astronomer’s Quest: Searching for the Known Unknown
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Cullen Blake searches for earth-like planets.
Just a Hypocrite?
Associate Professor of Classical Studies Emily Wilson looks at Seneca’s compromises.
How You Win the Game
Psychology professor Coren Apicella explores the relationship between competition and hormones.
Conspicuous by Its Absence
German professor Catriona MacLeod scrutinizes sculpture in 19th-century German aesthetics.
Mistaken Identity
Sociologist Emilio Parrado discusses the demographic relationship between fertility and immigration.