Awards and honors for Penn faculty nocred Awards and honors for Penn faculty A roundup of the latest awards for Penn faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn GSE, Penn Carey Law, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Penn Nursing. 2 min. read
Greenland’s fragile ice: Three new takeaways Image: jamenpercy via Getty Images Greenland’s fragile ice: Three new takeaways The Greenland Ice Sheet is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. School of Arts & Sciences assistant professor Jon Hawkings unpacks new research. 2 min. read
Cooperation has a downside Image: Denis Novikov via Getty Images Cooperation has a downside Research from a team led by Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, cautions that sometimes working together can actually spur inequality. 2 min. read
Summer storms nocred Summer storms A roundup of stories from Penn Today on water quality, AI and sustainability, clean fuel production, and managing stormwater runoff. 2 min. read
Lessons from the Schuylkill River on community-engaged research Image: Bethany Wiggin Lessons from the Schuylkill River on community-engaged research A historian working on both sides of the Atlantic, Bethany Wiggin, a professor of German in the School of Arts & Sciences, is interested in how historic legacies—including pollution—shape modern landscapes and how changed landscapes impact human populations. 3 min. read
How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea Courbet, Gustave, “Waves.” 1870, oil on canvas.(Image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963-181-21. https://www.philamuseum.org/objects/59527) How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea In recognition of the summer season and beach vacations, Penn Today spoke with history of art professor Ann Kuttner about ancient Roman portrayals of the sea and Ph.D. student Benjy Jude about 19th-century French seascapes. 4 min. read
Awards for Penn faculty nocred Awards for Penn faculty The latest awards roundup for faculty in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, and the Perelman School of Medicine. 2 min. read
The enduring significance of ‘The Odyssey’ Image: Vanessa Lovegrove, Penn Arts & Sciences The enduring significance of ‘The Odyssey’ In July, a new adaptation of the famous poem hits the big screen. Three Arts & Sciences faculty members discuss Homer’s epic. 2 min. read
How mismanagement of gout could have impacted the American Revolution Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.nocred How mismanagement of gout could have impacted the American Revolution Penn biology professor Philip A. Rea has written a provocative piece examining how gout sidelined two influential 18th-century British leaders and why England eschewed an effective gout treatment. 2 min. read
The math of fitting in Imge: stellalevi via Getty Images The math of fitting in In new research, professor of linguistics Charles Yang and colleagues find that a formula originally developed to explain language acquisition in children can also explain how we absorb social norms. 2 min. reads