Faculty

Is Cinema Dead? Define Dead. And While You’re at It, Define Cinema.

Scholars, critics, and industry professionals gather at a Penn conference to discuss new crossroads for cinema and cinema studies.

High Speed Chemistry

Penn Chemistry breaks new ground with High Throughput Experimentation lab expansion.

Restless Pioneer

Robin M. Hochstrasser, Donner Professor of Physical Sciences, leaves behind a trail of breakthroughs.

Carrying a Big Stick

Eugene Y. Park, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, puts a lens to North Korea.

Root Causes

Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, gives the issue of black women’s hair care an academic spin.

On the Move

Chenoa Flippen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, examines Hispanic migration patterns.

Books on the Battleground

An uncle’s secret history leads Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History Kathy Peiss to study what happened to millions of displaced books after WWII.

Film School

Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations Tukufu Zuberi educates from the director's chair.

Physics Under the Sea

Physics Assistant Professor Alison Sweeney finds light at the bottom of the ocean

Audio: On the Precipice

Presidential Term Professor of Economics Enrique Mendoza examines the fiscal cliff and its future significance

Burden to Bear

Associate Professor of Criminology John MacDonald discusses America’s relationship with guns

The Power of Protest

Assistant Professor of Political Science Daniel Gillion measures the political effects of protest movements.

Video: Community Driven

College senior Emily Goshey explores the Philadelphia Muslim culture.

Overcoming Anonymity

Associate Professor of History Eve Troutt Powell uses intimate accounts of slavery to chronicle the history of the trade in the Middle East.

Penn Gets Animated

Karen Beckman, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor of Film Studies and Professor of History of Art, organizes an animation conference at Penn.