School of Arts & Sciences

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A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries

Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries.

Artist's rendering of a quantum computing unit.

Twisted sheets yield electrifying outcomes

Researchers uncovered how twisting layers of a material can generate a mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect, unlocking new possibilities for controlling light and electrons in quantum materials.

Sarah Gronningsater and the cover of her book, “The Rising Generation.”

A historian’s look at abolition and citizenship

In the late 1700s, New York and four other northern states passed laws that freed children born to enslaved women. Sarah Gronningsater, an assistant professor of history in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, wanted to know more about how this extraordinary situation affected those children.

Visualization of 2024PT5's orbit around the sun temporarily joining Earth's.

Takeaways: The new mini moon

Last month Earth welcomed a visitor known as 2024 PT5. To learn more about this celestial guest, Penn Today caught up with two astronomers in the School of Arts & Sciences, Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow

Roberts, who has appointments in Penn Carey Law and School of Arts & Sciences, is one of 22 Fellows to be named this year.

Dylan Fritz sits on the steps outside Penn Press.

The nuts and bolts of book publishing

Fourth-year Dylan Fritz interned at Penn Press over the summer in the acquisitions and marketing departments through the Summer Humanities Internship Program.

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A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs

Henry Franklin, a second-year economics and cinema studies major, spent his summer interning in Pennsylvania’s Office of International Business Development.

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A method of ‘look twice, forgive once’ can sustain social cooperation

Using mathematical modeling, researchers from Penn and Princeton found a way to maintain cooperation without relying on complex norms or institutions.

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Two Penn faculty awarded Pew Fellowships

Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia.

HOPE painted colorfully on the exterior of the Hazelton Integration Project.

Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides

Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.

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