Social Science
Penn Arts & Sciences 2023 Graduation (Photos)
At three ceremonies, some 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students received their degrees in front of family and friends.
60-Second Lectures: Spring 2023 Roundup (Video)
Topics range from antisemitism to genetic ancestry tests and race.
Root of the Matter
Human rights advocate Eva Maria Lewis, C’21, seeks to address root causes of gun violence through investment and empowerment.
Broken School Buildings
Alisa Ghura, C’23, researched safety hazards in school buildings in low-income school districts and barriers to change.
Making Space for Urban Animals
Students in Richard Fadok’s Space/Power/Species course are designing speculative multispecies architecture projects to help share cities with non-human residents.
Bridging the Partisan Divide with Ordinary Conversation
In his new book, Matt Levendusky, Professor of Political Science, explores methods to reduce the animosity between political factions.
The Economics of Addiction
Professor of Economics Jeremy Greenwood’s research is uncovering information about the opioid crisis, its effects on the labor shortage, and the law of unintended consequences.
A Model for Refugee Hosting
Guy Grossman, Professor of Political Science, investigates the effects of Uganda’s refugee-hosting reforms on preventing public backlash.
2023 Penn Grad Talks
Penn Grad Talks features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students on a wide range of topics.
Inequality and Parental (Pandemic) Support
Elena van Stee, a doctoral student in sociology, has examined how social class backgrounds differentially impacted parental support during the pandemic.
Black Voices on Confederate Monumentation
Olivia Haynie, C’24, and Justin Seward, C’25, spent the summer researching historical Black perspectives on Confederate monuments.
Beyond the Margins of Land and Water
Nikhil Anand, Associate Professor of Anthropology, leads two interdisciplinary research initiatives that provide insight on worldwide climate disasters and water crises.
Knowledge by the Slice: 2022 Election Debrief (Video)
Political Science faculty analyze the immediate results of the 2022 election.
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times
A fateful trip to Eastern Europe in 1989 inspired Kristen Ghodsee, Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies, to pursue a career studying the impact of the Cold War and its aftermath on the lives of ordinary people.