
Articles from Eric Sucar


In her work and her teaching, historian of science Elly Truitt challenges assumptions. “The people who lived in the Middle Ages were definitely no less intelligent than we are, and they didn’t think they were living in the middle of anything,” she says.
From ‘Indiana Jones’ to medieval robots

Graduate student Xingyue Han works in the lab of Liang Wu on terahertz signals, submillimeter waves not visible to the naked eye, and uses magnetic topological materials to study interactions between matter and light. (Pre-pandemic image)
Beyond topological insulators

The Penn Glee Club and Penn Sirens have decided to merge, meaning that for the first time since its founding 159 years ago, the Glee Club will include singers of all genders and will perform repertoire for soprano and alto voices, in addition to tenor and bass, and for all four voice parts.
Penn Glee Club becomes fully gender inclusive after 159 years of all-male singers

Understanding and addressing barriers to COVID vaccine acceptance

New campus buildings to house centers for innovation and collaboration

MaskUPenn: A year of mask-wearing in pictures

A pivot, from financial literacy to restorative justice

New College House West, at Walnut and 40th streets, is on schedule for completion in August in time for students to move in for the 2021-2022 academic year.
A Q&A with Trina Sokoloski, house director of New College House West
