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Cooking up something special
tangen hall food lab, wide view Homepage image: Whether working alongside fellow foodies or hosting tasting parties for friends and faculty, the Food Innovation Lab is a place where breaking bread and building bonds go hand in hand.

(Image: Jay Kan of Venture Lab)

Cooking up something special

The Food Innovation Lab at Tangen Hall provides a space for student entrepreneurs with an appetite for experimentation and creativity.

Carter Johns

Beyond America’s racial fault line
Ben Jealous listens to Camille Charles talk at a Kelly Writers House event

Ben Jealous listens to Camille Z. Charles at Kelly Writers House.

(Image: Krista Patton)

Beyond America’s racial fault line

Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House.

Kristina Linnea García

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and Kathy O'Connell speaking into microphones in the WXPN radio studio.

Shaw and O’Connell record the art history show to air on the first Thursday of each month. 

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Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw speaks about artists and art history during a monthly segment on WXPN’s “Kids Corner,” marking 35 years on the air with host Kathy O’Connell and producer Robert Drake. 

Louisa Shepard

How species partnerships evolve
colorful coral reef with sun shining through the water

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How species partnerships evolve

Biologists from the School of Arts & Sciences explored how symbiotic relationships between species evolve to become specific or general, cooperative, or antagonistic.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows
Two rows of people: William Beltran, Brian Gregory, Insup Lee, Guo-Li Ming. Bottom row: Eric Schelter, Theodore Schurr, Warren Seider, and Karen Winey.

Penn’s new AAAS Fellows for 2022, clockwise from top left: William Beltran, Brian Gregory, Insup Lee, Guo-Li Ming, Karen Winey, Warren Seider, Theodore Schurr, and Eric Schelter.

(Images: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania)

Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows

Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.

Michele W. Berger

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand
practicing chinese xi gong

Homepage image: Qi Gong comprises slow, deep breaths and smooth movements aimed at focusing the mind and maximizing the body’s energy flow.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Evoking an ancient world
Benjamin Bagby speaking and gesturing with his hand

Bagby has been performing “Beowulf” for nearly 30 years.

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Evoking an ancient world

The medieval English epic poem “Beowulf” is brought to life in a musical performance by Benjamin Bagby and academic discussion through a partnership among the Penn Live Arts, the Libraries, and the School of Arts & Sciences. 

Louisa Shepard