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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Multidisciplinary panel highlights role of the arts in human flourishing
Multidisciplinary panel highlights role of the arts in human flourishing
At a panel event held Saturday, Oct. 22, Penn leaders from the arts and humanities, nursing, psychology, and neuroscience gathered to discuss the role of the arts in healing and flourishing.
The language of loneliness and depression, revealed in social media
The language of loneliness and depression, revealed in social media
By analyzing Facebook posts, Penn researchers found that words associated with depression are often tied to emotions, whereas those associated with loneliness are linked to cognition.
Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership
Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership
This past summer, the educator and author joined Weitzman as director of online innovation, and is organizing the launch of Weitzman’s new Executive Program in Design Leadership program.
During sleep, one brain region teaches another, converting novel data into enduring memories
During sleep, one brain region teaches another, converting novel data into enduring memories
Using a neural network model, Penn neuroscientist Anna Schapiro and colleagues found that as the body moves between REM and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways that are key to memory formation.
Demystifying grad school to enhance diversity in STEM
Demystifying grad school to enhance diversity in STEM
Earlier this month, 48 undergraduate students from around the country traveled to Penn for a three-day gathering full of workshops, lectures, networking opportunities, lab tours, Q & A sessions, and a resource fair.
What to look for in the upcoming midterms
What to look for in the upcoming midterms
Political scientist Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences shares the top five things he’ll be keeping an eye in the upcoming elections.
Jayson Musson: ‘His History of Art’
Jayson Musson: ‘His History of Art’
Musson, an alumnus of the Master of Fine Arts program in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, will speak at the Annenberg Center about his artistic practice and current exhibition “His History of Art.”
New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world
New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world
The first student cohort of the Penn Global Research Institute piloted the program this summer in the Galápagos.
Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect
Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect
Research from The Penn Primals Project debunks the idea that conservatives think the world is more dangerous than liberals, findings with implications for future research and productive political debate.
India at 75, CASI at 30
India at 75, CASI at 30
The Center for the Advanced Study of India, the first institution in the U.S. dedicated to the study of contemporary India, is turning 30 this year, and celebrated with a symposium that also highlighted the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
In the News
Forbes
Stressed by work? You can tap your own resilience
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his new co-authored book, “TOMORROWMIND,” which shows how people can meet future challenges while thriving in the workplace.
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Psychology Today
Moral virtues and character strengths across the life span
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is lauded for convening a 2005 meeting at Penn of the world’s leading experts in the emerging field of positive psychology.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTA said ‘there really is no way forward’ to build the Roosevelt Boulevard subway
Jay Arzu of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design appreciates that SEPTA officials are being honest about not having the funding for a massive subway project.
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The New Yorker
Fifty years of “Learning from Las Vegas”
A profile examines the architectural novel “Learning from Las Vegas” co-written by Denise Scott Brown, formerly of the Weitzman School of Design.
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WVPB (Charleston, West Virginia)
The housing struggle
On an episode of “Us and Them,” Claudia Aiken of the Weitzman School of Design and Taylor Kessinger of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss their research and advocacy for housing development in Philadelphia.
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