Faculty
Shock, Awe, and the Modern Era
The Great War and Its Legacy
Mercury Rising: A Q&A on Climate Change with Alain Plante (VIDEO)
The soil expert uses biogeochemistry to better understand the delicate balance of the carbon cycle.
2014 Alumni Weekend 60-Second Slam (VIDEO)
Faculty, students, and alumni provide quick expert takes on topics ranging from urban development in ancient Rome to movie franchise reboots.
U.N. Panel Confronts Climate Change
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Irina Marinov provides insight on 2014's U.N. panel on climate change.
Russia and Ukraine: Answers and Questions (Video)
A faculty panel discusses events in Ukraine and some possible futures.
Celebrating 20 Years at the Katz Center
The worldwide hub of advanced Judaic studies looks back—and forward.
Q and A: Pope Francis’ First Year
Associate Professor of Sociology Melissa Wilde discusses the Pontiff's impact one year after his election.
The Physics of Patient Care
Penn’s Medical Physics Graduate Program creates physicists who heal.
What the Bacteria Saw
By using Lyme disease bacteria to research evolution, Assistant Professor of Biology Dustin Brisson is advancing both science and medicine.
Q and A: Fifty Years of the War on Poverty
Michael Katz argues the program won more victories than we realize.
Q and A: Putin’s Russia Ahead of the Sochi Olympics
Rudra Sil and Kevin Platt provide insight on the political climate in Russia ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
A Visit from Jennifer Egan
Students organize the biggest-ever Winter Reading Project.