Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials. 2 min. read
Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love Arts & Humanities Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love. 3 min. read
In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground Weitzman School of Design faculty and alumni are helping to update building code guidelines to highlight the safety and sustainability of mass timber over steel and concrete as go-to building materials in cities around the world.
Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Ani Liu is the Carrafiell Assistant Professor (Emerging Design) at the Weitzman School.nocred Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Weitzman professor of fine arts Ani Liu explores the physiological and emotional transformations in motherhood through her multimedia artworks while teaching students how to conduct fine arts research. 2 min. read
The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman Steven Weitzman is the Ella Darivoff Director of the Katz Center of Advanced Judaic Studies.nocred Q&A The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman In his new book, the Penn professor and scholar of religion examines how the biblical story of the 10 plagues has been reshaped by people across time and culture to make sense of their experiences and find meaning in disasters. 3 min. read
Announcing the Sachs Program 2026 Student Grant Awards Announcing the Sachs Program 2026 Student Grant Awards The 17 projects awarded incorporate film, visual arts, poetry, performance, and storytelling, with eight projects addressing the complexities of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the nation’s ongoing struggle to realize its founding principles.
Penn’s third annual AI Month spotlights the evolving frontier of human-centered AI nocred Penn’s third annual AI Month spotlights the evolving frontier of human-centered AI A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia, and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education, and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center. 2 min. read
Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side Emily Wilson, Kevin Platt, and Paul St. Amour recording an episode of SideGig at Kelly Writers House.nocred Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side Through their new project, SideGig, School of Arts & Sciences faculty Paul Saint-Amour and Kevin Platt explore songs and sound. Plus, it gives the pals a chance to hang out. 2 min. read
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center In February 2025, Alicia Meyer showed students in Elly Truitt’s Technology & Society course a rare 19th-century book of hours woven from silk on a Jacquard loom, an Egyptian clay tablet from 400 BCE, an astronomical rotula used to predict the movement of heavenly bodies, posters from Central America made on sugarcane paper, and more.nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials. 2 min. read
The enduring legacy of Rumi The enduring legacy of Rumi In a new book, Jamal J. Elias, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and professor of Islamic history and visual culture in the School of Arts & Sciences, explores the poet’s impact.
Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a way of fostering community in her Shakespeare in Love course, Becky Friedman took her students to the University Club for lunch one class period. They talked about the movie "Shakespeare in Love," as part of a broader conversation on how Shakespeare's works are adapted.nocred Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love. 3 min. read
Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ Dr. Paul Cobb, center, looks on as students and library staff examine rare versions of “One Thousand and One Nights” in the Lea Library.nocred Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ A seminar from Middle Eastern medievalist Paul Cobb gets students talking and thinking about the “disorienting” storytelling in “One Thousand and One Nights.” 3 min. read
