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.
Ancient Medicine in Today’s World
Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.
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.”
Marshmallows and Brains and the Body Electric
The Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair lets Philly schoolkids try out and judge science exhibits put together by Penn Arts & Sciences students.
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.
2023 Penn Grad Talks
Penn Grad Talks features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students on a wide range of topics.
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.
Help College Students Focus Their Futures—Volunteer for a Mentoring Meal
The College Alumni Mentoring Series (CAMS) brings alums and students together for an evening of questions and answers.
PWA by the Bay
The Professional Women’s Alliance will hold its first satellite event this April in San Francisco.
Office Artifacts: Justin McDaniel
Discover the stories behind the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Religious Studies’ office items—in his own words.