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Back on Campus to Pay It Forward

Professional Women’s Alliance career roundtables bring alumnae and students together.

Playing with Language

By using linguistics models to analyze game play, Sydney Sun, C’24, is listening in on the ways environment shapes interaction.

Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: David Kedeme, C’25 (Video)

Kedeme came to Penn curious about the brain and deepened his interest in neuroscience through lab internships and coursework.

Meet the VIPER Class of 2024 (VIDEO)

From honing research interests and building relationships to Penn Electric Racing and SpaceX, graduating seniors in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) reflect on their experience in the dual-degree program.

2024 Penn Grad Talks

Penn Grad Talks features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students on a wide range of topics.

The Items Left Behind

In an undergraduate anthropology course, students learn archaeological fieldwork skills and unearth the story of a historic Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia.

Celebrating 50 Years of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

A three-day symposium will honor the past and present achievements of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program; the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies; and the Penn Women’s Center.

Q&A: Mentoring at a PWA Roundtable Event

Brittany Tilghman, C’10, on her own “twisty path” and connecting with undergrads.

Romance and Race

Sociology Ph.D. candidate Olivia Hu is studying how people choose romantic partners across race lines, and how those relationships affect their understandings of social difference.

Lessons From 17th Century “New Netherland”

Through study of the fur and wampum trade between the Lenape and Dutch in the 1600s, fourth-year history Ph.D. candidate Molly Leech is aiming to recenter Indigenous contributions to global trade.

Winter Break 2023: Holiday Travel, Traditions, and New Year's Resolutions (Photos)

Students share their plans and wishes for winter break.

2023 Year in Review

We look back on some of our favorite Arts & Sciences stories of 2023.

Holiday Cheer from Penn Flutes

As part of the Music in the Stacks collaboration between Penn’s Albrecht Music Library and the Department of Music, the musicians performed a concert that included “Silent Night” and other holiday songs.

Who Was Artist Mary Josephine Walters?

History often overlooks 19th-century female artists. Aili Waller, C’24, spent three years solving the mystery of one from the Hudson River School.

Getting Creative to Communicate Science

Across Penn Arts & Sciences, students and professors are devising imaginative ways to bring their work to the public.