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.