Features
The Many Sources of the Nile
In a recent artistic collaboration, Alexis Rider, GR’22, unsettles long-standing narratives about the Nile River and its exploration.
Engaging With Asia
Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.
The Changing Face of Portraiture at Penn
The Department of Biology joins in campus-wide efforts to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.
Dwelling in Possibility
Celebrating poetry and literature at Penn since 1985, Al Filreis, Kelly Family Professor of English, continues to create community at the home for writers he founded in a Locust Walk house a quarter-century ago.
Política, Activismo, y Academia
The career of Tulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, grew from her activism as a student in a newly democratic Argentina.
Connecting the Celestial Dots
Pedro Bernardinelli, then-doctoral candidate in physics and astronomy, and Gary Bernstein, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, discover the largest comet on record.
The Future of History
Three historians weigh in on how we can understand our past.
Better Living... Through Chemistry?
Eric Schelter, Professor of Chemistry, offers his thoughts on chemistry’s continuing promise, and its public relations problem.
OMNIA Photo Essay: Back to Campus (For the First Time)
First- and second-year College students talk campus living and saying goodbye to virtual classes.
The Night Sky Is the Limit
Physicist Bhuvnesh Jain on how big data is transforming not only the study of the universe, but much of academia.
Whether Forecasting
Joseph Kable, Baird Term Professor of Psychology and Director of MindCORE, studies the brain activity that drives decision-making.
Shifting the Conversation
Josephine Nock-Hee Park, Professor of English and Director of the Asian American Studies Program, on anti-Asian racism and community response.
The World at Our Feet
It’s our tiny oasis in a vast universe, and it’s feeling fragile. Five faculty give us the latest on Earth and its prospects.
Learning in the Time of COVID
Undergraduates reflect on their educational—and personal—experiences during the pandemic.
Something Missing, Found
Leniqueca Welcome, a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology, uses photography to explore the human experience.