Penn Arts & Sciences

09/10/2026

Next week, we'll be kicking off the latest Penn Arts & Sciences event series!

Penn Arts & Sciences School Dean Mark Trodden and historian Sophia Rosenfeld will introduce the 2026-28 theme, “Democracy and Knowledge,” in this interactive discussion.

For more info, please visit https://bit.ly/3SCKZc1

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09/10/2026

Assisting Marcy Norton, Professor of History, four undergraduates spent their summers combing through centuries-old texts to learn more about the vital history of the area’s plants.

Assisting Marcy Norton, Professor of History, four undergraduates spent their summers combing through centuries-old texts to learn more about the vital history of the area’s plants.

09/09/2026

Melissa J. Wilde, Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College, presents "Political Neutrality and Sociology," at today's first 60-Second Lecture of the fall series.

See the full schedule for this September's 60-Second Lectures taking place every Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in front of the Benjamin Franklin Statue in front of College Hall: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/60-second

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09/09/2026

Join Penn Arts & Sciences faculty from across disciplines for Los Angeles! Held on October 1st, the evening will showcase the questions and insights that come before breakthroughs and the ideas and discoveries from their fields that are shaping the future.

For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/4xKRyrZ

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09/09/2026

Season 2 of the Horizons podcast series, “Beyond the Machine: AI in the World,” kicks off with Dean Mark Trodden and linguist Charles Yang discussing how humans and machines acquire and use language.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, "What are LLMs? Human vs. Machine Learning."
https://bit.ly/3TmnvrJ

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09/08/2026

Summer academies at Penn offer high school students the chance to immerse themselves in niche subject areas. For some, the experience can be life changing.

Summer academies at Penn offer high school students the chance to immerse themselves in niche subject areas. For some, the experience can be life changing.

09/06/2026

In his new book of psychological history, Martin Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology
and Director of Penn's Positive Psychology Center, shows how agency—marked by efficacy, optimism, and imagination—drives human progress.

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In his new book of psychological history, Martin Seligman shows how agency—marked by efficacy, optimism, and imagination—drives human progress.

09/04/2026

How do idea become breakthroughs? Join Penn Arts & Sciences faculty for rapid-fire, 60-second insights and a dynamic conversation exploring how discoveries across disciplines are shaping the future.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/4de0I8a

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09/04/2026

From wind ripples to tides the size of the planet, physicist Arnold Mathijssen explains what’s really rolling towards the shore. "From planetary-scale energy to the microscopic mechanics of glowing cells, the shore reveals the hidden machinery of our world," says Mathijssen.

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From wind ripples to tides the size of the planet, physicist Arnold Mathijssen explains what’s really rolling towards the shore.

09/03/2026

Join us for a kickoff event of the latest Penn Arts & Sciences event series. Penn Arts & Sciences School Dean Mark Trodden and historian Sophia Rosenfeld will introduce and discuss the 2026-28 theme, “Democracy and Knowledge”

For more info, please visit https://bit.ly/4i4tnQw

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