School of Arts & Sciences

Penn Program in Environmental Humanities’ Event Explores the Idea of an ‘Ecotopian Toolkit’

Prompted in part by the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s Utopia, the “Ecotopian Toolkit” conference at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate how utopian imaginaries from across disciplines can address environmental challenges.

New Coursera from Penn Delivers Positive Psychology to Students Around the Globe

The University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the online education platform Coursera, launched a specialization certificate program, “Foundations of Positive Psychology.”

Penn PIK Professors Barbara Mellers and Philip Tetlock Win 2017 Schelling Awards

Two Penn Integrates Knowledge professors at the University of Pennsylvania, Barbara Mellers and

Aligning Depression Treatment to Patient Need Leads to Efficient Care, Penn Study Shows

Depression looks different in every person, making it a challenge to ensure that each receives the appropriate care. Many patients get treatment too intensive for their condition while others don’t get enough.

Penn Researchers Control the Size of 2-D Nanopores With Light

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are investigating a new technology that, if proven, could lead to small, chip-size sensors capable of sensing molecules and detecting illnesses or even possibly the presence of viruses.

Penn Undergrad from West Philly Helps Others Achieve College Access

Growing up at 52nd Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia, Glen Casey did not believe he belonged at the nearby University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Researcher Traces U.S. Political Perspectives of Latino Immigrants

When political scientist Michael Jones-Correa of the University of Pennsylvania began looking at public opinion data published in the American National Election Study, he noticed one population missing: Latino immigrants.

Penn-led Project Investigating the History of the Universe Receives $700,000 NASA Grant

A University of Pennsylvania-led project, the Spectroscopic Terahertz Airborne Receiver for Far-InfraRed Exploration, or STARFIRE, has received a $700,000 grant from NASA to investigate a longstanding mystery in cosmology.

Penn Researcher Outlines the Path to Compromise in UKEXIT

Last summer Brendan O’Leary, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was in Ireland researching and writing his forthcoming book, tentatively titled Understanding Northern Ireland: Passages from Colonialism to Consociation and Confederation, 1603-201

Penn Research Reveals Where Expectant Parents Turn When Doctors Lack Answers on Prenatal Genetic Health

Humans dislike uncertainty. So what happens when that ambiguity comes from designated “experts” and relates to the genetic health of an unborn child?

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