School of Arts & Sciences

Tiffany Yau seems to have a talent for seeing things as they might be, not as they are. Maybe that comes from years of learning magic tricks with her grandfather. Maybe it comes from years of dedication to issues with great social impact.

Amanda Mott, Julie McWilliams ・February 15, 2018

Penn senior Kevin Chen will study abroad at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College with a scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation.

Jill DiSanto ・February 13, 2018

Aristotle and the field of positive psychology may have more to say about modern-day relationships than we know.

Michele W. Berger ・February 13, 2018

In many modern animated movies, the trick to achieving realistic movements for individual characters and objects lies in motion-capture technology. This process often involves someone wearing a tracking suit covered in small, colored balls while a camera captures the position of those colored balls, which is then used to represent how the person is moving.

Ali Sundermier February 12, 2018

Nearly 8,000 miles from the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, eight students immersed themselves in “The Performing Arts of Modern South India” through a year-long course that included a 12-day visit to India and continues through the spring.

Jill DiSanto ・February 12, 2018

Streamlining information on a summons form and sending simple text message reminders led to some 31,000 fewer arrest warrants.

Michele W. Berger ・February 8, 2018

Prevailing theories about evolution state that belief in the concept is tied only to a person’s politics, religion or both. But according to new research, whether Americans accept or reject the subject also depends on how well they understand it.  

Michele W. Berger ・February 7, 2018

Performance can be enhanced by as much as 15 percent, according to a study by Penn neuroscientists published in Nature Communications. It is the first time such a connection has been made.

Michele W. Berger ・February 6, 2018

On San Cristóbal Island, mammals and people share the land they live on and the fish they eat. To ease the tension, researchers sought the public’s input on and participation in a new kind of community science project.

Michele W. Berger ・January 29, 2018

Literally taking to the streets of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania students found inspiration in parks, museums, subways and street corners for their “Writing Philadelphia” class assignments.

Louisa Shepard ・January 26, 2018