Natural Science

Passion, Persistence, and Payoff

Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, explores why perseverance matters.

Year in Review

We look back on our favorite arts and sciences stories of 2017.

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.

Dog Days of Summer

Man's best friend has always been a hero of film, literature, and visual art.

Omnia Podcast: Reducing Lead Exposure (Audio)

A Penn Arts & Sciences grant allows faculty and students to work with impacted communities in Pennsylvania to decrease lead exposure.

All Eyes to the Sky for Rare Solar Eclipse

Penn faculty and students discuss the significance of the 2017 solar eclipse.

OMNIA Q&A: U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord (Video)

Irina Marinov, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, offers her perspective.