Faculty

Campus running club benefits the body and the brain

Three times a week runners gather in Annenberg Plaza to work their bodies and stretch their minds. Through regular runs and monthly running and walking lectures, the group fosters community and health while promoting intellectual exchange.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Electric bond

Behind the discovery of a new class of electronic materials is a 20-year collaboration between two Penn physicists, winners of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Angelo Fichera

‘One of the highlights of my life’

As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had.

Lauren Hertzler

Workplace pumping made easier

Listening to employee feedback, Penn Medicine added hospital-grade pumps and doubled its lactation spaces, taking strides to help women meet their breastfeeding goals.

Michele W. Berger



In the News


The Washington Post

Watching Biden, many see the heartbreaking indignities of aging

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a debate inherently tests an individual’s cognitive abilities of attention, concentration, multitasking, working memory, and language.

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The New York Times

Mythical sword’s disappearance brings mystery to French village

Ada Maria Kuskowski of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on “The Song of Roland,” a poem that has been referenced by nationalist groups for its message that Muslims are an enemy and Muslim immigrants are overtaking France.

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The Washington Post

Supreme Court ethics remain at center stage after hard-right rulings

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law said recent Supreme Court decisions will probably increase the public perception that the justices are partisan.

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The Hill

Law schools left reeling after latest Supreme Court earthquakes

Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law comments on the Supreme Court ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution when they are engaging in official acts.

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The Atlantic

What the Civil Rights Act really meant

William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that in a healthier democracy and in a freer and more open country, we would pass more laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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MotherJones.com

Will the regulation shielding workers from heat be finalized before the election?

Penn Carey Law's Cary Coglianese says heat affects every outdoor worker and some major industries: construction, travel, transportation, and others.

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