Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

PHILADELPHIA – Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (Penn Press 2011), an exploration of the relationships between urban environments and women’s health worldwide, was released this month by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and Penn Institute for Urban Research.

In the amount of time it takes to watch two television commercials or wait for the traffic light to turn green to cross Walnut Street, you could hear an entertaining and informative lecture from a School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) professor.

In the spring of 2012, three renowned writers will come to campus as part of the Kelly Writers House Fellows program. Performance artist Karen Finley visits campus on Feb.

Susan B. Sorenson grew up in the Midwest with the core social justice value that if something isn’t right, you should try to fix it.

The Confederate States of America (formed in 1861 when 11 Southern states voted to secede from the United States) fought an uphill battle in waging war against the more industrial and populous North. But they also had to combat a mutiny from within, with enslaved African Americans and white women raging against the Confederacy.

Soon after the historic 2008 election of the country’s first African-American president an intense public debate began in some quarters of the United States.

In his Sept. 8 Slate.com column, titled “Can Brain Research Keep Us Safe?” Penn’s Jonathan Moreno ponders if neuroscience research, or “neurosecurity,” can aid anti-terrorism efforts in a post-9/11 world. 

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety, in conjunction with the House deans and staff of the College House system, will host a Safety Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. at three locations on campus: the field at 40th and Locust streets, the Upper Quad and Hill Field.

Nestled in the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG) is a campus gem featuring world-class art exhibitions in an intimate setting. 

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Public Safety will conduct a UPennAlert Emergency Notification Test with a campus-wide shelter-in-place awareness drill, Thursday, Sept.