Social Science
Omnia Podcast: The Rise of Women in Politics in 2018 (Audio)
In a new Omnia Podcast, Dawn Teele, Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor of Political Science, discusses the unprecedented number of women running for office in this year's midterm elections.
Turning Up the Heat on Crime
John MacDonald, Professor of Criminology, says lessons about environmental stressors and crime can be extended to the relationship between heat and crime.
OMNIA Q&A: On the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences; Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies, and Education; and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, talks about residential segregation and the promises and failures of the Fair Housing Act in light of the legislation’s 50th anniversary.
OMNIA Q&A: Pardon Power
Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses presidential privilege.
Knowledge by the Slice: Follow the Carbon (Video)
Daniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, presents a new perspective on climate change.
60-Second Lectures: Spring 2018 Roundup (Video)
Faculty present minute-long talks on topics like "The French Enlightenment and Benjamin Franklin's University."
Over the River, Through the Woods, and Down 34th Street (Video)
Penn Arts and Sciences faculty bike varied terrain to get to campus.
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.
Democracy, Done (Even) Better
Jeffrey Edward Green, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, has some ideas.
OMNIA Q&A: The Power of Protest
Daniel Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses youth activism in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
OMNIA Q&A: Water Scarcity in Cape Town, South Africa, and Its Implications for the World
Nikhil Anand, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, discusses the looming water crisis in Cape Town, his research on water scarcity in Mumbai, India, and the future of water shortages globally.
OMNIA Q&A: China, Cloning, and Gene Editing
Jonathan D. Moreno, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor of Ethics, discusses recent biotechnology advancements in China and beyond.