Faculty
Enhancing “Representational Equity” on Wikipedia
As part of the inaugural Wiki Education Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee, Heather J. Sharkey, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, will continue working to improve Wikipedia content on historically underrepresented topics.
What the EPA Limits on “Forever Chemicals” Mean
In a Q&A, Brianne Callahan, C’02, CGS’04, of the Water Center explains the new regulations on PFAS, plus how they might affect consumer water bills, health, and more.
Pushing the Boundaries of Human Brain Imaging
A next-generation fMRI machine, the centerpiece of the new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility, gives researchers across campus a novel tool to study the mind-brain connection.
Reflecting on a Father’s Wartime Experience
In this excerpt from his book “Fighting the Night,” Paul Hendrickson recounts the time his Nonna tried to prevent her son-in-law—Hendrickson’s dad—from being sent overseas, one of many tales about his father’s time during World War II.
Penn Arts & Sciences 2024 Graduation (Photos)
More than 2,200 students earned degrees from the College, the Graduate Division, and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies.
Authoring Identity
Josephine Park, School of Arts and Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English, discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States.
Korean-American Musicians Reflect on their Musical Journeys
The event was hosted by the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies in conjunction with the Philadelphia Orchestra, part of the center’s growing focus on community engagement.
Tyshawn Sorey Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music
He earned the acclaim for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” a saxophone concerto that premiered on March 16, 2023, at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
The Spine, Politicized
A new book from History and Sociology of Science Professor Beth Linker investigates how and why a panic around posture emerged in America in the 20th century.
Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Emily Wilson
Some 1,500 people—900 in Irvine Auditorium, 600 online—listened to the author’s discussion with Professor Emily Wilson during the annual Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum.
Can More Art Equal Less Crime?
Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate.
Origin Stories: Ayako Kano (Video)
Kano, a professor of Japanese studies, discusses her love of music and theater, her grandfather’s notebook, plus her path to academia and her notions of scholarship “as an art and as a way of life.”
Gearing Up for Research on Aging
GEAR UP, an initiative offered by the Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute, gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.
Impressionism and the Modernization of Time
A new book from History of Art Professor André Dombrowski knits together the works of artists like Claude Monet and the nature of time as it emerges in its present-day form.
A Paper Tale
English lecturer Beth Kephart’s new memoir focuses on the paper that marks and memorializes our lives, from baby books to wills.