Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Center for Africana Studies Hosts Jason Moran as Artist in Residence for Series of Public Master Classes

PHILADELPHIA -- Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran will teach a series of master classes and perform in concert as the Spring 2012 Artist in Residence for the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies April 2-4. A

Peter Mancall to Speak at 2012 Mellon Distinguished Lecture Series

“People interested in interdisciplinary connections in history and culture will be interested in this series of lectures,” says Jeffrey Kallberg, associate dean for arts and letters in the School of Arts and Sciences, speaking about the 2012 Mell

Inner Weapons Against Allergies: Gut Bacteria Control Allergic Diseases, Penn Study Finds

When poet Walt Whitman wrote that we "contain multitudes," he was speaking metaphorically, but he was correct in the literal sense. Every human being carries over 100 trillion individual bacterial cells within the intestine -- ten times more cells than comprise the body itself.

Penn Researchers Lead Study on Children in Assisted-housing Programs, Educational Outcomes

PHILADELPHIA – Two University of Pennsylvania researchers from the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice are leading an interdisciplinary effort to study the educational well-being of children in assisted-housing programs.

‘Thinking With the Past’ Lecture at Penn to Look at ‘The People and the Book’

WHO: Speaker: David B. Ruderman, Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Jewish History, University of Pennsylvania

"Samba Sessao: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film" at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery

PHILADELPHIA — “Samba Sessao: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film,” which focuses attention on the visual culture of Brazil, opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on April 7.

Fels Institute of Government to Host Penn Public Policy Challenge Finals April 1

PHILADELPHIA – As part of its 75th-anniversary celebration, the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania will host its third annual Public Policy Chal

Provost Announces Penn Social Science and Policy Forum

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania has launched the Penn Social Science and Policy Forum. The announcement was made by Penn Provost Vincent Price.

Penn Prof on March Madness: Can Losing Lead to Winning?

PHILADELPHIA -- Is your March Madness bracket filled out yet? Imagine you’re watching a close game. As the teams head to the locker room at half time, only two points separate the two competitors. Which team do you think is more likely to win? The team down by one or the team up by one?

Do people value their privacy enough?

Every day, people readily give up information about their buying habits, check in at locations via Foursquare, and post events—both notable and insignificant—online with video or in 140 characters.

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