Faculty
Four Ways Penn Arts & Sciences Is Looking to the Future
With “SAS Horizons: Pathways for a Changing World,” the School charts a course to navigate challenging waters.
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, explores the poet’s impact.
In Defense of Small Data
As Big Data and AI steal the scientific spotlight, linguist Gareth Roberts makes the case for studying languages at small scales.
Anthropomorphizing AI
Artificial intelligence doesn’t make decisions like a human, but according to research from Assistant Professor of Economics Kevin He, people seem to think it does.
Ben Talks NYC in Photos
Nearly 200 alums came out to hear Dean Mark Trodden and a panel of faculty experts—Zachary Lesser from English, Rahul Mukerjee from Cinema & Media Studies, and Emily Wilson from Classical Studies—discuss what Homer, Shakespeare, and Bollywood can tell us about culture and history.
Is Love at First Sight Possible?
According to a new paper from Professor of Philosophy Errol Lord, the answer is yes—if you follow the theory of Romantic Kantianism.
Upending What We Know about Dark Energy
Physicists Justin Khoury and Bhuvnesh Jain discuss a cosmological breakthrough that, if proven true, could alter our understanding of dark energy, its link to dark matter, and even Einstein’s theory of gravity.
Perspectives and Insight on Venezuela
In front of a packed crowd, four Penn Arts & Sciences experts—from political science, history, and economics—discussed unfolding current events. They also touched on how we got here and what it means going forward.
Literature and Medicine
An English course on narrative medicine invites students to look at poetry, novels, and essays that explore illness, disease—and, ultimately, what it means to be alive.
What’s In a Face?
Young children gravitate toward objects with anthropomorphic features, an inclination that’s not as strong in children with early signs of antisocial behavior, according to research from the lab of Associate Professor of Psychology Rebecca Waller.
When High-Tech Meets Handmade
With a passion for both handcrafted books and state-of-the-art technology, Emily Brooks, the new Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities at Penn’s Price Lab for Digital Humanities, is carving out a singular career.
How AI Is Reshaping the Sciences through Machines, Minds, and Molecules (Video)
In a lunchtime discussion, part of our Knowledge By the Slice Series, Associate Professor of Psychology Sudeep Bhatia and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Andrew Zahrt, offered their thoughts on how artificial intelligence is affecting their respective fields.
2025 Year in Review
As December winds down, we revisit a dozen of our favorite Penn Arts & Sciences stories from the past year.
Three Ways to Reframe Boredom
Lilith Todd, Stephen M. Gorn Family Assistant Professor of English, says we should shift how we think about being idle.
A Love Letter To Pop Music
The musical trio Professor Girlfriend, which includes Anna Weesner, Dr. Robert Weiss Professor of Music, bends genre and challenges boundaries with a new album, “My Mother In Love: The Summer Sessions.”