Social Science
Research Roundup: False Memories, Positive Worldviews, and More
In the first of a new series, we highlight recent findings from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty.
Life in China After Lockdown
Three experts on contemporary China discuss what it’s like there after several tumultuous years of zero-COVID policies and changing public opinion.
Near-Perfect Communities
In the new book, Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life, Kristen Ghodsee, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, explores utopian communities past and present.
For Sociology, Anniversaries Offer a Time to Celebrate and Reflect
The year 2024 marks a time for both celebration and reflection.
Three Questions: On Laughter
Corine Labridy, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, writes and teaches about laughter, as well as its role in building identity and making sense of tough times.
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Omnia 101: World Heritage Sites and Conflict
Archaeologist Lynn Meskell, Richard D. Green University Professor of Anthropology, discusses UNESCO and why places designated as cultural touchstones often signify much more.
Knowledge by the Slice: Rethinking Electoral Maps (Video)
Mathematician Phillip Gressman and political scientist Daniel Hopkins discuss the latest research methods informing the creation of new voting district boundaries.
How the Modern Story of Postwar Anti-Racism Ignored the Global South
In his new book, science historian Sebastián Gil-Riaño explores the lives of scientists who shaped one of the first international efforts to combat racism—and then got left out of the story.
Breaking Down Barriers
The High School Summer Latinx Leadership Institute brought students to campus to expand their college readiness.
60-Second Lectures | Fall 2023 Roundup (Video)
This fall’s 60-Second Lectures included a special Constitution Day edition and 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures during Climate Week at Penn.
Countering the Assumption of the ‘Intact Mind’
Amy Lutz, a senior lecturer in History and Sociology of Science, discusses her new book about autism, intellectual disability, and her beliefs about the need to provide services for the most severely impaired.
The First Week for First-Years (Photos)
College students from the Class of 2027 moved in and got to know Penn Arts & Sciences through the Exploration Expo, where departments, majors, and programs were on display.
One Year Post-Dobbs, What’s Actually Happened?
Four takeaways from Penn Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.