Features
At the Intersection of Incarceration and Health
Medical sociologist Jason Schnittker explores the paradox of healthcare and prison.
Art on the River
Jonathan Katz, Associate Professor of Practice of History of Art and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, takes an art exhibition down the Amazon.
The Other 90 Percent
Classical Studies Professors Kimberly Bowes and Campbell Grey reveal the world of Ancient Rome’s rural poor.
The Science of Being Social
Five Penn Arts & Sciences researchers explain why connections are critical not just to human happiness but also to our survival.
The Physics of Us
Physicists are studying how living matter works, and find that it breaks the standard rules and produces fascinating new phenomena.
Beyond the Margins of Land and Water
Nikhil Anand, Associate Professor of Anthropology, leads two interdisciplinary research initiatives that provide insight on worldwide climate disasters and water crises.
Moments in Time
Students from Senior Lecturer in English Paul Hendrickson’s long-form nonfiction master class share powerful passages from their intensely personal projects.
Threading the Needle
The B.A.A.S. Senior Portfolio demonstrates LPS students’ transferrable skills to the workplace and beyond.
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times
A fateful trip to Eastern Europe in 1989 inspired Kristen Ghodsee, Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies, to pursue a career studying the impact of the Cold War and its aftermath on the lives of ordinary people.
The Story the Bowls Tell
In an ambitious new project, Simcha Gross, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, studies hundreds of ancient incantation bowls in the hopes of eventually building a worldwide database.
Under the Hood
Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, studies how biology fuels social behavior.
Foundations and Frontiers: A Vision for the School, Revisited
Dean Steven J. Fluharty discusses the vision for the School of Arts and Sciences.
Crime and the Scientific Method
The multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.
The Nature Connection
Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English, discusses the tangled threads to be found in writing about the natural world.