Faculty
Omnia 101: Generative AI
Bhuvnesh Jain and Greg Ridgeway, co-directors of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative, explain ChatGPT and generative AI, and what this technology means for learning and education.
Russia and the West
In an undergraduate course in Russian and East European studies, students tackle the question of Russian identity.
Mark Devlin and Colleagues Awarded NSF Grant to Upgrade Prominent Observatory
The Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics will oversee state-of-the-art improvements to the Simons Observatory.
Origin Stories: Heather Love (Video)
The Professor of English on school as a stable place during a mobile childhood, her journey to academia via a furniture store, and her joy in discovering the many ways to study literature and work for justice.
Writer Clint Smith in Conversation with Penn Historian Mia Bay
At the annual Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum, Smith spoke about his poetry, his work as an educator, his opinions on how the past should and can shape the future, and more.
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Professor Tukufu Zuberi describes meeting the musician-turned-activist, plus how Belafonte used his talents for good and what legacy he leaves behind.
Making Space for Urban Animals
Students in Richard Fadok’s Space/Power/Species course are designing speculative multispecies architecture projects to help share cities with non-human residents.
Bridging the Partisan Divide with Ordinary Conversation
In his new book, Matt Levendusky, Professor of Political Science, explores methods to reduce the animosity between political factions.
The Economics of Addiction
Professor of Economics Jeremy Greenwood’s research is uncovering information about the opioid crisis, its effects on the labor shortage, and the law of unintended consequences.
Students on Heritage
Fellows of the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Humanities Forum share their research on “The World We Inherit.”
Topping off the new home for energy science at Penn (VIDEO)
On February 3, 2023, P. Roy Vagelos, President Magill, and the Penn community celebrated the installation of the final beam of the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
A Model for Refugee Hosting
Guy Grossman, Professor of Political Science, investigates the effects of Uganda’s refugee-hosting reforms on preventing public backlash.
OMNIA Q&A: Beyond the Bodies
David Young Kim, Associate Professor of History of Art, encourages art historians and enthusiasts to look beyond the figures in Renaissance art to notice the richness of the groundwork.
Knowledge by the Slice: Painted Valentines
Associate Professor of Practice Jonathan Katz discusses “The Artful Love Affair Between Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg” (Video)
Socializing With Science
More than 150 alums gathered for Ben Talks in NYC.