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In ‘Sacred Stuff,’ students explore religion through material culture
An ornate Anglican church with stained glass. Students stand near the pews listening to a frocked speaker.

The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Jong welcomes Penn students to the chapel of Keble College, Oxford.

(Image: Donovan Schaefer)

In ‘Sacred Stuff,’ students explore religion through material culture

In the Penn Global Seminar “Sacred Stuff” taught by religious studies professor Donovan Schaefer, students visited religious sites in England.

Kristina García

Studying the benefits of virtual art engagement
"Pennsylvania Landscape" painting by Charles Sheeler.

Charles Sheeler’s Pennsylvania Landscape (1925) was among the artworks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Katherine Cotter and James Pawelski included in virtual galleries for a study.

(Image: Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Studying the benefits of virtual art engagement

James Pawelski and Katherine Cotter talk to Penn Today about their research into digital art galleries.
Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?
Green-tinted image showing thermal plumes in a Hele-Shaw cell, illustrating heat transfer in confined spaces.

Hugo Ulloa and Daisuke Noto of the School of Arts & Sciences have unearthed findings that address long-standing mysteries in the mechanics of fluids in confined, tight spaces: how their boundaries affect heat as it emanates from one place and dissipates throughout the space. The image above is a lab-scale hydrothermal system modeled utilizing a Hele-Shaw cell of 10 cm tall, 20 cm long and 4 mm gap. The interior of the Hele-Shaw cell is filled with degassed, deionized water heated from the bottom and cooled from above. A green laser sheet crosses the middle plane of the cell to visualize the motions of micro-scale particles seeded on the water, allowing researchers to estimate the fluid velocity and temperature.

 

 

(Image: Courtesy of Daisuke Noto)

Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?

New research led by Penn scientists offers insights into fundamental problems in fluid mechanics, findings that pave the way for more efficient heat transfer in myriad systems.
Where scientific nationalism meets tradition
A group of Penn students looking at Japanese artifacts being presented in a museum.

(On homepage) At Uji, a city south of Kyoto that’s famous for tea, Penn students learn from a matcha master.

(Image: John Kehayias)

Where scientific nationalism meets tradition

In May, John Kehayias led a Penn Global Seminar to Japan, exploring ideas of wartime-era scientific nationalism while cultivating cross-cultural exchange.
The economic impact of the Olympics
Silas Ruth poses on a bench near windows.

Silas Ruth is a rising fourth-year who is researcing the economics of the Olympic Games.

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The economic impact of the Olympics

Rising fourth-year Silas Ruth, an economics major, examines sports mega-events like Paris 2024 through an economic lens.

Kristen de Groot

Four academic journeys explored
Vijay Balasubramanian writes equations on a whiteboard with a graduate student

Younger scientists often ask him about exploring multiple fields, Balasubramanian says. The advice he offers is to “have a central line where you have credibility, where you’ve established that you’re really, really good at what you do, and you can be trusted.”

(Image: Eric Sucar)

Four academic journeys explored

Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.

Kristina García

Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Matthew Breier reads city directory.

Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.

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Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods

Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell
two people looking at five artworks on a wall

The new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, “David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship,” is on view until Sept. 15.

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New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell

A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, on view through Sept. 15, explores the work and legacy of David Driskell, a leading American artist, scholar, and curator who was central to establishing African American art as a field of study.
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
Bob Dylan on stage playing his guitar with his harmonica on a holder near his face.

(Image: AP photo)

‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’

In his new book, “Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God,” political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overarching account of the significance of Dylan’s political, religious, and ethical ideas.

Kristen de Groot

Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
Bod Dylan in profile at a microphone.

Image: Nick Matej

Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet

In his new book, political theorist and professor Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.

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