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Courses across Penn Arts & Sciences show how immersion enhances a liberal arts education.
Omnia 101: World Heritage Sites and Conflict
Archaeologist Lynn Meskell, Richard D. Green University Professor of Anthropology, discusses UNESCO and why places designated as cultural touchstones often signify much more.
Five Reasons Ghost Stories Will Never Die
Why are ghosts such a persistent presence in literature? Professor Liliane Weissberg, who teaches the course The Fantastic and the Uncanny in Literature, shares her thoughts.
Knowledge by the Slice: Rethinking Electoral Maps (Video)
Mathematician Phillip Gressman and political scientist Daniel Hopkins discuss the latest research methods informing the creation of new voting district boundaries.
For Future Grad Students, DivE In Offers Support
The three-day MindCORE initiative, now in its third year, aims to encourage people with diverse backgrounds to pursue advanced degrees in fields like neuroscience and psychology.
How the Modern Story of Postwar Anti-Racism Ignored the Global South
In his new book, science historian Sebastián Gil-Riaño explores the lives of scientists who shaped one of the first international efforts to combat racism—and then got left out of the story.
Reflecting on Latinx Heritage Month
Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and graduate students discuss the importance of this time on campus and beyond.
Breaking Down Barriers
The High School Summer Latinx Leadership Institute brought students to campus to expand their college readiness.
Business on the Big Screen
Cinema & Media Studies’ Kathleen DeMarco Van Cleve on the spate of recent movies about everything from sneakers to snack foods—and of course, the doll with the dream house.
Follow Your Nose
In the lab of neuroscientist Jay Gottfried, sixth-year psychology Ph.D. student Clara Raithel tries to understand how people’s brains respond to odors.
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.
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.
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.