4/22
School of Arts & Sciences
Penn Researchers Move One Step Closer to Sustainable Hydrogen Production
Splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen parts may sound like science fiction, but it’s the end goal of chemists and chemical engineers like Christopher Murray of the University of Pennsylvania and
Penn Astronomer Helping Build Next-generation Planet Finder
University of Pennsylvania astronomer Cullen Blake is part of a team selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Astrophysics Division to build a $10 million, cutting-edge
Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery Presents: Expanding the Audience for Art in the Nineteenth Century at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Expanding the Audience for Art in the Nineteenth Century at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artsat University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery
Penn’s Matthew Fink: Still Playing Baseball After All These Years
Matthew Fink started playing baseball at age 6. Sixteen years later, he is still out on the field, now as a catcher on the club baseball team at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology Visited by Cuban Delegation
In an event that signals the global outreach of the University of Pennsylvania, five delegates from Cuba visited Penn’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology to meet with University leaders and explore the translation of research to the marketplace.
Penn Lightbulb Café Presents: ‘Why Leaders Fight’
WHO: Michael Horowitz Associate Professor
Penn Chemists Lay Groundwork for Countless New, Cleaner Uses of Methane
Methane is the world’s most abundant hydrocarbon. It’s the major component of natural gas and shale gas and, when burned, is an effective fuel. But it’s also a major contributor to climate change, with 24 times greater potency as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
2016 President’s Engagement Prize Winners Announced at Penn
Seniors Vaishak Kumar, Melanie Mariano and Kriya Patel have been named recipients of the 2016 President’s Engagement Prizes at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann.
Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities Is Shaping a New Normal
There’s no doubt about it. Philadelphia weather is getting hotter and wetter each year influencing public concern about climate change.
Researcher at Penn Serves as a Thought Leader on Russian Foreign Policy
Mitchell Orenstein walks along an interdisciplinary line between political science and Slavic studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
In the News
Associated Press
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that many people blaming cloud seeding for Dubai storms are climate change deniers trying to divert attention from what’s really happening.
FULL STORY →
The Wall Street Journal
‘Slouch’ review: The panic over posture
In her new book, “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces society’s posture obsession to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
FULL STORY →
Associated Press
In death, three decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Black Americans have grown less likely to believe in a famous defendant’s innocence as a show of race solidarity.
FULL STORY →
Salon.com
“Record-shattering” heat wave in Antarctica — yep, climate change is the culprit
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that persistent summer weather extremes like heat waves are becoming more common as people continue to warm the planet with carbon pollution.
FULL STORY →
The New Yorker
The truth behind the slouching epidemic
Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences traces the history of a poor-posture epidemic in the U.S. which began at the onset of the 20th century.
FULL STORY →