How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz? Jeffrey Kallberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, plays the newly found Chopin waltz and other music from the composer on a Érard piano donated by alum Yves Gaden.nocred How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz? Jeffrey Kallberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences, has helped to verify the first major manuscript from the famous composer since the 1930s.
Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.
Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions A team of Perry World House Student Fellows discuss actions and policies during the 2024 crisis simulation at Perry World House, facilitated by Tom Ellison (standing), deputy director of the Center for Climate and Security at the Council on Strategic Risks.(Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions Through global trips and weekly seminars, the program centers students’ interests in global policy to help solve real-world problems, and the students gain one-of-a-kind experience along the way.
The law in the 19th-century American South Image: Courtesy of Picryl The law in the 19th-century American South Madison Ogletree, a McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Dissertation Fellow, explains her deep dive into law and the everyday lives of free African Americans in rural areas of the slave South.
Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers nocred Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers The award honors federally funded early-career scientists.
Two Penn alumni named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars Two members of Penn’s Class of 2023, (from left) Chuanyuan (Suzanne) Liu and Habib Salim, have been named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars.(Images: Courtesy of Chuanyuan (Suzanne) Liu and Habib Salim) Two Penn alumni named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars Two members of the Class of 2023, Chuanyuan (Suzanne) Liu and Habib Salim, have each received Schwarzman Scholarship funding for a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, has long been a model species for biologists seeking to understand the molecular mechanisms of animal function and how novelty may arise in organisms. Theoretical physicist Andrea Liu of the School of Arts & Sciences is conducting research on the insect, along with biology and experimental biophysics collaborators at Duke University. Their research has opened the door to an approach that could offer not only a new understanding of how biological function emerges but also suggest a new class of systems in condensed matter physics.(Image: iStock / nechaev-kon) Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics Penn Physicist Andrea Liu and collaborators modeled the behavior of tissue during a stage of fly development and found, surprisingly, it doesn’t fluidize as it shrinks but stays solid. Their approach could offer insights physical systems with complex functionality.
Through Literature of Care course, a curriculum of compassion Aaron Levy, center left, leads a Literature of Care seminar inside the gallery of Public Trust.nocred Through Literature of Care course, a curriculum of compassion Literature of Care, a course offered every fall in the School of Arts & Sciences, explores medical humanities and the role storytelling plays in patient care.
Sourcing early American archives of rebellion Image: iStock/Gorlov Sourcing early American archives of rebellion In her research, Marley Lix-Jones, an Advisory Council Dissertation Fellow at the McNeil Center, finds histories of rebellion and social connections within enslaved communities.
The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Researchers from the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library analyze results of a patron survey on the well-being benefits of libraries.(Image: Courtesy of The New York Public Library) The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Penn’s Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library contextualize results of a patron survey on well-being.