Features
The Power of Penn Arts & Sciences
Enhancing Foundations, Transcending Frontiers
From Cityscape to Lab Space
Researchers across Penn Arts and Sciences are learning from and in Philadelphia.
Widening the Lens On Language Study
Penn Arts and Sciences faculty use language to unravel mysteries of culture, cognition, and communication.
PASSION, PERSISTENCE, AND PAYOFF
Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, explores why perseverance matters.
BREAKING THE BANK
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Professor of Economics, discusses the potential—and pitfalls—of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR AN ANCIENT SOCIETY
Clark Erickson, Professor of Anthropology, has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present.
FINDING MACRO-LEVEL ANSWERS IN MICROORGANISMS
Mecky Pohlschröder, Professor and Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Biology, on gaining insights into the workings of microscopic ecosystems.
PROSPECTING PLAYBILLS
Michael Gamer, Professor of English, and Scott Enderle, Digital Humanities Specialist at Penn Libraries, are designing a database to classify historical playbills.
Tweeting the Medieval
Emily Steiner, Professor of English, uses new technology to illuminate age-old manuscripts.
Arts and Sciences in Action
New grant initiatives have Penn Arts and Sciences faculty and students engaging with each other and the rest of the world.
Water, Water Everywhere
Arts and Sciences faculty study how this key resource is changing—from warmer oceans to once-thriving waterways now inhospitable to life—and what that means for the world.
Inner Explorer
Investigating the brain's innate ability to map our surroundings.
Answering the Call
Paul Sniegowski, the newly appointed Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, riffs on research, teaching, and the liberal arts.
