Life in China After Lockdown

Three experts on contemporary China discuss what it’s like there after several tumultuous years of zero-COVID policies and changing public opinion.

Near-Perfect Communities

In the new book, Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life, Kristen Ghodsee, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, explores utopian communities past and present.

Cultivating Discovery

Within the Department of Biology, the self-described “plant group” is employing cutting-edge techniques to explore everything from cancer and developmental biology to how agricultural crops might withstand a changing climate.

Using Deep-Sea Microbes to Detoxify Asbestos

Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez and Reto Gieré from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science have shown that marine bacteria from extreme environments can reduce the mineral’s toxicity.

New Faculty

Penn Arts & Sciences welcomed 18 new faculty members for the 2023–24 academic year.

Transforming Asian American Studies

The evolution of the Asian American Studies program at Penn.

For Sociology, Anniversaries Offer a Time to Celebrate and Reflect

The year 2024 marks a time for both celebration and reflection.

Faculty Book Honors

Faculty members honored for their books.

Building on Success

Penn’s program in Cinema & Media Studies becomes an academic department.

AI-Guided Brain Stimulation, Memory, and Traumatic Brain Injury

A collaborative study shows that targeted electrical stimulation in the brains of epilepsy patients with TBI improved memory recall an average of 19 percent.

Mary Frances Berry: A Portrait

Last Look Fall/Winter 2023

A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty

Fall/Winter 2023 Dean's Message

Three Questions: On Laughter

Corine Labridy, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, writes and teaches about laughter, as well as its role in building identity and making sense of tough times.

Online Content: Fall/Winter 2023

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A Race Against Time

Faculty from Penn Arts & Sciences are confronting the climate crisis and contributing to solutions. They say there’s still time to act.