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Happy Thanksgiving from Penn Arts & Sciences! 🍂 ❤️ 💙
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Penn Arts & Sciences! 🍂 ❤️ 💙
Perception influences how we experience the world. In our Fall/Winter cover story, writer Ev Crunden highlights the Penn Arts & Sciences faculty looking at illusions, shapes, and patterns to better understand our surroundings and interpret what’s happening around us.
Now You See It...
From exploring the depths of space to parsing the vibrant world of global cinema, Penn Arts & Sciences faculty are intrigued by and investigating perception. Underpinning this School-wide work is a shared understanding: What we believe is intricately linked to what we can perceive—and what we can’t.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Perception influences how we experience the world. In our Fall/Winter cover story, writer Ev Crunden highlights the Penn Arts & Sciences faculty looking at illusions, shapes, and patterns to better understand our surroundings and interpret what’s happening around us.
Our Fall/Winter 2025 issue is live! Read about the perceptions that shape our experiences, exhibits influenced by Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, tariffs, plants, scaffolding, thoughts from many alums—and so much more. Join us as we look ahead, back, all around. buff.ly/eWLOqiU
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our Fall/Winter 2025 issue is live! Read about the perceptions that shape our experiences, exhibits influenced by Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, tariffs, plants, scaffolding, thoughts from many alums—and so much more. Join us as we look ahead, back, all around. buff.ly/eWLOqiU
In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 square foot Native North America Gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North American collections. @upenn.edu @pennmuseum.bsky.social
Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum | Penn Today
In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 sq. ft. gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North Amer...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 square foot Native North America Gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North American collections. @upenn.edu @pennmuseum.bsky.social
In a new book, Prof. Melissa Charenko of History & Sociology of Science shares the history of how 20th-century scientists used climate proxies’—such as tree rings and fossil pollen—to understand past climates, which has implications for future climate action. @upenn.edu
Understanding the climate record through objects | Penn Today
Melissa Charenko’s new book shares the history of how 20th-century scientists used climate “proxies”—such as tree rings and fossil pollen—to understand past climates, which has implications for future...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In a new book, Prof. Melissa Charenko of History & Sociology of Science shares the history of how 20th-century scientists used climate proxies’—such as tree rings and fossil pollen—to understand past climates, which has implications for future climate action. @upenn.edu
Prof. Angela Duckworth of Psychology is featured in @fortune.com on her research into what determines success. Duckworth says, “I think effort counts twice. Sure, talent counts, but I think effort counts twice." @upenn.edu @angeladuckworth.bsky.social
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: 'Effort counts twice' | Fortune
Skill is kind of barren unless you apply it,” Angela Duckworth said.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Prof. Angela Duckworth of Psychology is featured in @fortune.com on her research into what determines success. Duckworth says, “I think effort counts twice. Sure, talent counts, but I think effort counts twice." @upenn.edu @angeladuckworth.bsky.social
Melissa Hunt, clinical psychologist and Associate Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology, is quoted in @livescience.com on the connection between the digestive system and the nervous system known as the gut-brain axis. @upenn.edu
What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach?
Flutters, knots and other stomach sensations tied to nervousness are all examples of the gut-brain axis in action.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Melissa Hunt, clinical psychologist and Associate Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology, is quoted in @livescience.com on the connection between the digestive system and the nervous system known as the gut-brain axis. @upenn.edu
As the buzz around renewable energy grows louder, a research endeavor led by The Water Center at Penn exemplifies of how addressing energy demands goes hand-in-hand with tackling water challenges. https://bit.ly/3XbOzbD @upenn.edu
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As the buzz around renewable energy grows louder, a research endeavor led by The Water Center at Penn exemplifies of how addressing energy demands goes hand-in-hand with tackling water challenges. https://bit.ly/3XbOzbD @upenn.edu
Congratulations to Her Place Supper Club, owned by head chef Amanda Shulman, C'15, on receiving a Michelin star! Her Place Supper Club is one of three Philadelphia restaurants to receive the first Michelin star in the city's history. @upenn.edu
Penn alum-owned restaurant becomes first in Philadelphia to win a Michelin star
"Her Place," which first opened as a pop-up in June 2021, is Philadelphia’s first restaurant to receive a Michelin star.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations to Her Place Supper Club, owned by head chef Amanda Shulman, C'15, on receiving a Michelin star! Her Place Supper Club is one of three Philadelphia restaurants to receive the first Michelin star in the city's history. @upenn.edu
The W. P. Carey Foundation, one of the leading philanthropic supporters of educational institutions, has made a $3M gift to endow the William P. Carey Professorship in Economics. The inaugural chair holder will be Enrique Mendoza, who will assume the title of William P. Carey Professor of Economics.
The W. P. Carey Foundation Commits $3 Million to Endow Interdisciplinary Professorship; Enrique Mendoza named Inaugural William P. Carey Professor of Economics
Mendoza's research interests include international capital flows, financial crises, sovereign debt, and business cycles.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The W. P. Carey Foundation, one of the leading philanthropic supporters of educational institutions, has made a $3M gift to endow the William P. Carey Professorship in Economics. The inaugural chair holder will be Enrique Mendoza, who will assume the title of William P. Carey Professor of Economics.
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Professor of Political Science Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.
Machine learning and the social sciences | Penn Today
Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Professor of Political Science Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.
Have you seen the new SAS website devoted to all things democracy? Find faculty, research, educational programs, news, events, and more at: buff.ly/dgwTfW8
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Have you seen the new SAS website devoted to all things democracy? Find faculty, research, educational programs, news, events, and more at: buff.ly/dgwTfW8
Our latest special edition of the Ampersand Podcast features Dean Mark Trodden in conversation with cosmologist Bhuvnesh Jain. The two discuss how advances in data science and artificial intelligence are transforming physics, teaching, and interdisciplinary research at Penn: https://bit.ly/4r8Dvtk
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Our latest special edition of the Ampersand Podcast features Dean Mark Trodden in conversation with cosmologist Bhuvnesh Jain. The two discuss how advances in data science and artificial intelligence are transforming physics, teaching, and interdisciplinary research at Penn: https://bit.ly/4r8Dvtk
The Toni Morrison Lab at Penn recently held its soft launch. “[Morrison] brings to bear a number of ideas that we need to keep constantly in front of us,” Professor Herman Beavers, inaugural director, told The Philadelphia Citizen.
The Citizen Recommends: Toni Morrison’s Philadelphia
An art exhibit and scholarly center inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison speak to our political and cultural moment
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November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Toni Morrison Lab at Penn recently held its soft launch. “[Morrison] brings to bear a number of ideas that we need to keep constantly in front of us,” Professor Herman Beavers, inaugural director, told The Philadelphia Citizen.
Congrats to Charles Kors, Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History, and Philip E. Tetlock, Leonore Annenberg University Professor of Democracy and Citizenship, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Management, on being invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters | Penn Today
Alan Charles Kors and Philip E. Tetlock have been invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, a nonprofit that promotes scholarship and honors achievement in the arts and scie...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Congrats to Charles Kors, Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History, and Philip E. Tetlock, Leonore Annenberg University Professor of Democracy and Citizenship, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Management, on being invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Congratulations to Florence Onyiuke, C'26, W'26, who has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship! 👏 👏 The scholarship funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars and an expected 100 worldwide. @upenn.edu
Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar | Penn Today
Onyiuke has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars and an ...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Congratulations to Florence Onyiuke, C'26, W'26, who has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship! 👏 👏 The scholarship funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars and an expected 100 worldwide. @upenn.edu
Prof. Jared Farmer of History is quoted in @phillyvoice.com about a new Penn- funded website that details the history of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery which was the site of an explosion in June of 2019 and has since been demolished by its new owners. @geohumanist.bsky.social
Researchers create 'digital monument' to site of 2019 South Philly refinery explosion
A new website details over a century of a tumultuous, industrial history at the facility, which has since been demolished by its new owners.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Prof. Jared Farmer of History is quoted in @phillyvoice.com about a new Penn- funded website that details the history of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery which was the site of an explosion in June of 2019 and has since been demolished by its new owners. @geohumanist.bsky.social
Our special Constitution Day edition of our 60-Second Lecture series is featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette! Learn more about the event which featured faculty experts and a Q&A moderated by Peter Struck, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: https://bit.ly/49lPcXw @upenn.edu
An Hour for the Constitution
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November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our special Constitution Day edition of our 60-Second Lecture series is featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette! Learn more about the event which featured faculty experts and a Q&A moderated by Peter Struck, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: https://bit.ly/49lPcXw @upenn.edu
Amanda Mintzer, C’06, discusses her progression from studying diplomatic history at Penn to becoming a clinical psychologist in the latest Penn Arts & Sciences at Work, a photoblog chronicling the diverse career paths of our alumni. @upenn.edu
Amanda Mintzer, C’06
My career journey sounds like this perfect progression from studying diplomatic history to becoming a clinical psychologist, but all I really knew during my senior year at Penn was that I wanted to wo...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Amanda Mintzer, C’06, discusses her progression from studying diplomatic history at Penn to becoming a clinical psychologist in the latest Penn Arts & Sciences at Work, a photoblog chronicling the diverse career paths of our alumni. @upenn.edu
A landmark gift from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt, both C'79, will name the new Platt Student Performing Arts Center, which will provide 38,700 square feet of dynamic, flexible space for student performances and rehearsals.
Penn receives naming gift for new Student Performing Arts Center | Penn Today
A landmark gift from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt will name the Platt Student Performing Arts Center, which will provide 38,700 square feet of dynamic, flexible space for student performances…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A landmark gift from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt, both C'79, will name the new Platt Student Performing Arts Center, which will provide 38,700 square feet of dynamic, flexible space for student performances and rehearsals.
“There’s this idea that there are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ people in prisons—that certain people are redeemable, or even innocent, whereas others are not,” says Kirby Sokolow, a seventh-year PhD candidate in Religious Studies who studies stereotypes around incarceration and religion. buff.ly/tSv9sR8
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“There’s this idea that there are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ people in prisons—that certain people are redeemable, or even innocent, whereas others are not,” says Kirby Sokolow, a seventh-year PhD candidate in Religious Studies who studies stereotypes around incarceration and religion. buff.ly/tSv9sR8
Economist Jin Liu focuses on international trade and industrial organization in her research.
Economics is ‘a unique way of thinking’ to see through the mystery of daily life | Penn Today
Economist Jin Liu focuses on international trade and industrial organization in her research.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Economist Jin Liu focuses on international trade and industrial organization in her research.
As a volunteer with the nonprofit after-school program Project 440, Meryl Krieger, a senior learning designer for the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, helps artistically minded high school students with life skills.
Teaching creative Philadelphia youth career and entrepreneurship skills | Penn Today
As a volunteer with the nonprofit after-school program Project 440, Meryl Krieger, a senior learning designer for the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, helps artistically minded high school…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As a volunteer with the nonprofit after-school program Project 440, Meryl Krieger, a senior learning designer for the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, helps artistically minded high school students with life skills.
Malcolm Nelson, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Classical Studies, served in the Army from 2009 to 2012. Today he studies empathy norms in ancient Greek culture—research he says was influenced by his experience in the Army.
U.S. Army veteran connects service to research on empathy in ancient Greece | Penn Today
Serving in the Army from 2009 to 2012 informed the research of Malcolm Nelson, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in classical studies, on empathy norms in ancient Greek culture.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Malcolm Nelson, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Classical Studies, served in the Army from 2009 to 2012. Today he studies empathy norms in ancient Greek culture—research he says was influenced by his experience in the Army.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table this weekend during Penn's Homecoming! Great to welcome you home, Quakers ❤️ 💙 🍂 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCAhPb @upenn.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table this weekend during Penn's Homecoming! Great to welcome you home, Quakers ❤️ 💙 🍂 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCAhPb @upenn.edu