School of Arts & Sciences

Ice Hockey at Penn Welcomes Winning Streak

Ice hockey is hardly something new at the University of Pennsylvania. It dates back to the century before last – 1898, to be precise.

Liquid Crystal Turns Water Droplets Into ‘Gemstones,’ Penn Research Shows

Liquid crystals are remarkable materials that combine the optical properties of crystalline solids with the flow properties of liquids, characteristics that come together to enable the displays found in most computer monitors, televisions and smartphones.

Penn to Release Annual Report Ranking the World’s Top Think Tanks Jan. 22

WHO: Presenter: Dr. James McGann, director, University of Pennsylvania Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

Penn Study: Unemployment Benefit Extensions Contribute to Unemployment

The extension of unemployment benefits can account for much of the persistently high unemployment in the United States since the end of the Great Recession, according to a study led by University of Pennsylvania economics scholars.

Exhibition Featuring William H. Johnson to Open at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery

A new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will feature rare paintings by William H. Johnson, from the collection of the James E. Lewis Museum at Morgan State University. An essential figure in modern American art, William H.

University of Pennsylvania Student Wins Churchill Scholarship

Sarah Foster, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Winston Churchill Scholarship, a merit-based award for American college students who are outstanding in engineering, mathematics and physical and biological sciences.

‘History of the Slave South’ Online Course Taught by Penn’s Stephanie McCurry Starts Jan. 20

In the world of the Internet, slavery and the American Civil War are explosive topics of debate, so Stephanie McCurry is preparing to be globally fact-checked by those with a passion for the subject matter.

Eight Professors Appointed Penn Fellows

Provost Vincent Price and Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen are pleased to announce the appointment of the sixth cohort of Penn Fellows.

Castro, Ifill Talk Race and Rights at the Penn MLK Lecture in Social Justice

Julián Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, and Sherrilyn Ifill, the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational F

Penn-Designed ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Molecule Captures RNA From Single Cells

A multi-disciplinary team from the University of Pennsylvania has published in Nature Methods a first-of-its-kind way to isolate RNA from live cells in their natural tissue microenvironment without damaging nearby cells. This allows the researchers to analyze how cell-to-cell chemical connections influence individual cell function and overall protein production.

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