Natural Science
A Major Investment for Research and Discovery in the Physical Sciences
Supporting key priorities at the School of Arts & Sciences
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.
The Management of Science
Students in the Vagelos Life Sciences and Management first-year proseminar get a deep-end introduction to how scientific discoveries can be brought to the market.
2022 Penn Grad Talks
Penn Grad Talks (formerly known as Grad Ben Talks) features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students on a wide range of topics.
Decoding a Material’s “Memory”
A new study details the relationship between particle structure and flow in disordered materials, insights that can be used to understand systems ranging from mudslides to biofilms.
Season Four of the Omnia Podcast: In These Times
The Intricate Riddle of Life
Congratulations to Our 2022 Graduates
Students were celebrated on campus in three ceremonies.
Mathematics = Fairer Elections
Philip Gressman, Professor of Mathematics, wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.
60-Second Lectures: Spring 2022 Roundup (Video)
Faculty present minute-long talks on topics such as “The First 60 Seconds of the Universe.”
2022 Penn Grad Talks (Video)
Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students present on myriad topics in TED Talks fashion.
Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Temidayo Ojo, C'22 (VIDEO)
Ojo's interests range from the fine arts to psychology. Neuroscience courses deepened her passion for studying human behavior.
Disability Advocacy and the Sciences
Sarah Kane, C’23, a physics and astronomy major, explains how computational research methods—and conversation—can help make the sciences more accessible to researchers with disabilities.
Season Three of the Omnia Podcast: In These Times
A podcast series that explores scientific ideas that cause big reactions.
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.
Coming Full Circle
Ami Shah Brown, C’96, works on a DNA-based COVID vaccine, a technology she first witnessed as an undergraduate researcher.