2022
Dorothy Roberts and Sarah Tishkoff Elected to NASEM Committee
The Committee on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research is expected to issue a special report.
Douglas Durian and I. Joseph Kroll Elected AAAS Fellows
The physicists were recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”
Joseph Francisco Wins 2022 Willard Gibbs Award
The award recognizes eminent chemists whose work has enabled everyone "to live more comfortably and to understand this world better."
Aman Husbands Named Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor
A plant molecular biologist, Husbands studies gene regulation of plant function.
Angela Duckworth Named Education Week Public Influencer
The psychology professor was recognized for the second year in a row.
Gary Bernstein Honored for Extraordinary Achievement and Service
Bernstein, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, has been named a fellow by the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Samuel J. Whitaker, C’02, and Jennifer Peters Establish Challenge Fund for Financial Aid
The Peters-Whitaker Family President’s Men and Women of Pennsylvania Challenge Fund supports scholarships for College students.
Marci Hamilton: “A Landmark First Amendment Ruling” in Scientology Abuse Case
The ruling recognizes a right for individuals to leave their faith and to not be forced into religious arbitration after they have left.
Philosophy's Lisa Miracchi Receives NEH Grant to Study AI
The grant will provide support for a book exploring the distinction between artificial and human intelligence.
Elijah Anderson Awarded Stockholm Prize in Criminology
The prize recognizes his groundbreaking urban ethnographies documenting violence and life in inner-city African American communities.
Two Seniors Named Marshall Scholars
Kennedy Crowder and Chinaza Ruth Okonkwo are among the 41 Marshall Scholars for 2022, chosen from 1,000 applicants.
Statement from Steven J. Fluharty, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
The roots of injustice, racism, and violence directed against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Desi American (AAPIDA) community are deep, and their effects are painful.
2021
Glenda Goodman Honored by American Musicological Society
The Associate Professor of Music received two 2021 awards.
Sarah Tishkoff and Collaborators Receive Grant to Study How Genetic Ancestry Influences Health
An international team led by Tishkoff, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, has been awarded $2.7 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
A ‘Vibrant Nexus’ for Research and Discovery in the Physical Sciences
With the construction of a new Physical Sciences Building and updates to the David Rittenhouse Laboratory, Penn will create a modernized physical sciences quadrant that integrates state-of-the-art research in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and engineering.
Vance Byrd Named Presidential Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures
He is a scholar of late-18th- and 19th-century German cultural studies, the history of the book and periodicals, literature and visual media, Black studies, and environmental humanities.
Quayshawn Spencer Named a Hastings Center Fellow
The title recognizes scholars that have deepened public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.
College Senior Daniel Ruiz de la Concha Named Schwarzman Scholar
The scholarship funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Errol Lord of Philosophy Named a Marc Sanders Foundation Media Fellow
The initiative aims to increase the presence of philosophy in media by training philosophers to write and produce for the public.
Layla Murphy, C’23, Receives Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad
The award recognizes Murphy’s work supporting the repatriation of Sierra Leonean domestic workers who had been trafficked to and/or exploited in Oman.
2022 Penn Grad Talks
The annual program is seeking submissions from Penn Arts & Sciences doctoral and master's students.
An Investment in Energy and Sustainability ‘for the Survival of Humanity’
Significant new support for research and hires will bolster Penn’s existing strengths in developing the energy and sustainability solutions of the future.
Max Wragan, C'22, named George J. Mitchell Scholar
She is the fifth Penn student to receive the scholarship since the inaugural class of Mitchell Scholars in 2001.
Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, C’22, Named Rhodes Scholar
The Rhodes is highly competitive and one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world.
School of Arts & Sciences Launches New Initiative in Data Driven Discovery
The initiative will be directed by Bhuvnesh Jain of Physics and Astronomy and Greg Ridgeway of Criminology.
Michael Weisberg Named Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor
Weisberg is an expert on the role of models in scientific inquiry and social ecology.
Penn to Make Sweeping New Investments in Science
The funding includes includes major new commitments in support of key priorities at the School of Arts & Sciences.
Ph.D. Students Named Institute of Education Sciences Fellows
The program supports scholars conducting research that informs education policy and practice.
Bo Zhen Announced as Winner of 2021 ICO Prize
The prize is awarded to individuals who have made a noteworthy contribution to optics, published or submitted for publication before he or she has reached the age of 40.
Kassabaum and Steiner Receive Excellence Through Diversity Grants
Megan Kassabaum, Associate Professor of Anthropology, and Emily Steiner, Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English, have received grants from the Excellence Through Diversity Fund. Awarded annually by the Office of the Provost, the fund provides resources for innovative interdisciplinary projects on topics related to diversity and inclusion.
Emily Steiner Named Rose Family Endowed Term Professor
Steiner is a medievalist who specializes in 14th- and 15th-century English literature and culture.
Emily Hannum Named Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Hannum is a sociologist and demographer whose research focuses on poverty and child welfare, social stratification, and sociology of education, particularly in China.
Pilar Gonalons-Pons Named Alber-Klingelhofer Presidential Assistant Professor
Gonalons-Pons studies how gender, work, families, and public policies structure economic inequalities.
Mary Frances Berry Awarded 2021 Lewis Award for History and Social Justice
The prize is offered annually to recognize a historian for leadership and sustained engagement at the intersection of historical work, public culture, and social justice.
Butler and Hirschmann Named Segal Professors in American Social Thought
Butler is a widely-recognized historian of American religion and an expert on African American religion, evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism. Hirschmann is an internationally-known feminist theorist, historian of political thought, and analytic philosopher, with particular expertise on the concept of freedom.
Arts & Sciences Alum Named Inaugural Samvid Scholar
Scholars were selected for their academic and leadership achievements, and for their drive to make positive changes in society.
Fakhraai, Kozlowski Honored by American Chemical Society
Fakhraai will receive a Rising Star Award and Kozlowski an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award.
Zoe Zhao, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Receives Young Scholar Award
Zhao is one of 10 recipients of the China Times Cultural Foundation Young Scholars Award, in recognition of her research on platform game work in China.
National Academy of Medicine Welcomes Biology's Sarah A. Tishkoff
Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine and recognizes people who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Brighid Dwyer Named Inaugural Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the School of Arts & Sciences
She will join Penn from Princeton University, where she has served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life since 2018.
Biology's Michael Lampson Receives Grants From The National Institutes of Health
Along with Ben Black of the Perelman School of Medicine, Lampson was recognized with the Transformative Research Award.
Angela Gibney and Daniel Krashen Named Presidential Professors of Mathematics
Gibney is an algebraic geometer who has obtained deep results about moduli spaces of complex curves and vertex operator algebras; Krashen’s research is in algebra and arithmetic geometry, including the study of division algebras, quadratic forms, local-global principles, moduli stacks, and derived categories.
The Power of Penn Arts & Science Campaign Creates a New Future for Students, Faculty, and Campus
The Power of Penn Arts & Sciences Campaign concluded on June 30, 2021 with $565.6 million raised in support of undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, professorships, programming, and facilities.
David Christianson Receives American Chemical Society Philadelphia Section Award
Christianson’s research focuses on the structure and function of metal-requiring enzymes.
Robert A. Rescorla Fund Supports Undergraduate Research with MindCORE
The fund will support undergraduates conducting research on human thinking and behavior as part of MindCORE’s summer fellowship program.
Harun Küçük brings science, philosophy, and history to the Middle East Center
The newly appointed faculty director says his aim ‘first and foremost is to maintain all the good things that the Center’s already doing.’
Aurélie Ouss Named Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences
The Assistant Professor of Criminology studies how good design of criminal justice institutions and policies can make law enforcement fairer and more efficient.
Penn Arts & Sciences Announces Making a Difference in Global Communities and Klein Family Social Justice Grants
Fifteen projects were awarded grants.
Christopher Woods Named Avalon Professor in the Humanities
Woods recently joined Penn as Williams Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Penn Arts & Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
The School appointed 15 new faculty members for the 2021–2022 academic year.