School of Arts & Sciences

Shepherding discoveries from the lab to the pharmacy

In a new book, a biochemist, a sociologist, and an economist share insights into how biomedical discoveries become marketable innovations.

Penn Global Seminar provides students with mind-opening experiences

During spring break, 15 students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wharton School, Management and Technology program, and School of Arts and Sciences traveled to Beijing and Shanghai to learn more about engineering and technology innovations in China.

Perspective: Gas attack in Douma

Ian Lustick, a professor in Penn’s Political Science Department and a leading authority on international terrorism, says this weekend’s atrocities in Douma can be attributed to a Syrian attack. We asked him to elaborate on a few details.

Two Penn professors named Guggenheim Fellows

The School of Arts and Sciences’ Charles Yang and Charles L. Bosk, also of the Perelman School of Medicine, have been named Guggenheim Fellows.

When ancient technology and high-tech robots intersect

In one Penn lab, a stone-sculpting machine is helping archaeologists solve long-held mysteries of very old tools.

A new study from Penn researchers Joseph Kable and Caryn Lerman linked the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex to risk tolerance.

Risk tolerance linked to amygdala and prefrontal cortex brain regions

New research links willingness to take risks to brain structure and function, specifically the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex, and connections between the two.

Singing the praises of progress for first-generation, low-income students

Kerry O’Neil knew that the University of Pennsylvania was the right place for her, despite its location 3,300 miles from her home in Glasgow, Scotland.

Top left: Chicago Furniture Bank. Top Right: rePurpose. Bottom Left: Alaiana Hall. Bottom Right: Avisi.

Class of 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced

Nine seniors received the annual awards for their post-graduate projects, designed to make a meaningful global impact.

Tapping into current affairs: ‘The World Today’

The weekly conversation series at Perry World House allows time to examine global affairs amidst an overwhelming media landscape.

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