Faculty
60-Second Lectures | Fall 2023 Roundup (Video)
This fall’s 60-Second Lectures included a special Constitution Day edition and 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures during Climate Week at Penn.
A Solution for Cleaner Cars
Mining metals for electric car batteries can be wasteful and destructive. Andrew Ahn, C’26, ENG’26, spent the summer fine-tuning a chemical reaction that could make the process greener.
Inequalities Deepen When Social Progress Tied to Private Interests
In his new book, Assistant Professor Brent Cebul explores the history of public-private partnerships to rethink how liberalism has served businesses over underprivileged people.
Omnia Podcast: We Haven't Passed the Climate Tipping Point...Yet (Audio)
Climate scientist Michael Mann talks with Omnia about this summer's unprecedented weather events and why there's still time to take action.
Countering the Assumption of the ‘Intact Mind’
Amy Lutz, a senior lecturer in History and Sociology of Science, discusses her new book about autism, intellectual disability, and her beliefs about the need to provide services for the most severely impaired.
The First Week for First-Years (Photos)
College students from the Class of 2027 moved in and got to know Penn Arts & Sciences through the Exploration Expo, where departments, majors, and programs were on display.
The Poetry Industrial Complex
Lecturer in Critical Writing Amy Paeth’s new book uses the history of the U.S. poet laureate as a window into how the arts, government, industry, and private donors interact and shape culture.
Words of Encouragement
The Global Learners Program, taught by LPS English Language Programs instructors, offered more than 300 people in Ukraine English skills useful on the job hunt—and provided some normalcy and hope in the process.
Writing for Wikipedia
Students in classes taught by Heather Sharkey, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professor, fill in gaps in the online encyclopedia, learning about their subjects and the nuts and bolts of research, writing, and copyright.
One Year Post-Dobbs, What’s Actually Happened?
Four takeaways from Penn Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
In Support of a Wilder Democracy
A new book from Anne Norton, Professor of Political Science, advocates for a system that embraces self-reliance, freedom, and courage.
Animating Climate Change
Simon Richter, Professor of Germanic Studies, works with colleagues and students to create animated videos to explain the risks of climate change in the Netherlands and Jakarta.
Urbanization and the Influence of Poor Migrants on Politics
A new book from Professor of Political Science Tariq Thachil explores how the most vulnerable individuals in India are making a political impact.
The Core of the Liberal Arts
A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.
Mark Trodden Named Next Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
The Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics will oversee the School’s natural sciences departments and research centers.