Natural Science
The Art and Science of Teaching
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics Mirjam Cvetic makes science appealing to students of all interests and skill levels.
Stress Test
Associate Professor of Psychology Sara Jaffee investigates early childhood behavior.
The World Under Light
Assistant Professor of Chemistry examines what happens when light strikes objects.
Recycling Water - And Attitudes
Paul Rozin identifies a major roadblock to exploring new methods of attaining drinkable water.
Frozen in Time
Jane Willenbring measures the rapid rate at which ice sheets are receding.
La Difference
Smaller portions may explain the “French paradox" of rich foods and a svelte population.
Tawkin’ American
Linguist publishes first comprehensive guide to the varieties of speech patterns across the U.S. and Canada.
Unpacking the Baggage
Sorting out nature and nurture
Celestial Fossils Found
Penn researchers discover of three of the faintest and smallest objects ever detected beyond Neptune.
Zeroing in on the Higgs
Brig Williams and team close in on the mysterious “God particle.”
Bonding Time
Sarah Trice and Gary Molander alter the landscape of pharmaceutical synthesis.
Picking Up Pieces of the Puzzle
Cosmologist Mark Devlin builds a telescope that floats to the edge of space.
Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of Social Mind
Biologist Dorothy Cheney and psychologist Robert Seyfarth explore the intelligence underlying baboons' social organization.