School of Arts & Sciences

Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt

Hormones flatten social hierarchy and synchronize behaviors

Findings from a study of male rhesus macaques from PIK professor Michael Platt and postdoc Yaoguang Jiang could lead to treatment options for social impairments in disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early

Researchers are uncovering the unique nature of individual cancer "communities" and how they evolve, and applying math models to understand their growth.

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A product of the 1980s: Q&A with English professor Dagmawi Woubshet

English professor Dagmawi Woubshet describes himself an “African-Americanist” in his literary pursuits. An immigrant from Ethiopia, he focuses on the 1980s in his research and his courses.

Reexamining the Vietnam War, four decades after America’s defeat

An Asia expert looks back on lessons learned and unlearned, and the war’s effect on the Vietnam generation and the country today.

The varying skin colors of Africa: Light, dark, and all in between

A team of geneticists led by Sarah Tishkoff, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, has shown that there is a huge amount of variation of skin color within Africa, ranging from skin as light as some Asians to the darkest skin on a global level.

The transforming power of global aid on health care—and care giving

Foreign aid makes up close to half of Mozambique’s national health care budget. In a new book, Ramah McKay of the School of Arts and Science lends a critical eye toward how this influx of global health dollars is felt on the ground, by caregivers and patients alike.

In new podcast series, the Alice Paul Center asks: ‘What’s left of queer theory?’

The Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality & Women’s new podcast series addresses the question of whether queer theory can still be considered outside of mainstream culture.

A virtual world for an ancient society

Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present.

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French lit professor discusses her new book, a stranger-than-fiction tale of finance and fashion

Joan DeJean’s book of French society in the 17th and 18th century is not unlike a modern soap opera, complete with high fashion, murder, bad investments, and family betrayal.

Helen Fetaw sets her sights on treating underserved populations

The recent College of Arts and Sciences grad will combine passion for studying medicine and social justice to advocate for patients in the U.S. and around the world.