Faculty
Formula for Happiness
A sociologist and an economist weigh the roles of partners and children in the happy life.
Tawkin’ American
Linguist publishes first comprehensive guide to the varieties of speech patterns across the U.S. and Canada.
Mock Me Gently
Ralph Rosen's new book explores the dynamics of comic mockery and satire in Greek and Roman poetry
East Meets West
Cinema studies and English professor Peter Decherney traces the relationship between the film industry and the cultural elite to show how movies became American.
Useful and Ornamental
New book looks at cultivating gardens and the self
Celestial Fossils Found
Penn researchers discover of three of the faintest and smallest objects ever detected beyond Neptune.
Translating Worlds
Studies in early Chinese philosophy.
Continental Divide
Sociologist Jerry Jacobs shows how time itself is dividing working Americans in new ways.
Writing from Photographs
Images inspire essays in Paul Hendrickson’s creative writing course
The Evolution of Tragedy
School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Bushnell’s new book reinvigorates a classic genre for today’s readers.