Cultural and Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior
Professor Apicella studies both hunter-gatherers and Westerners to explore the cultural and evolutionary origins of human behavior.
Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES)
The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) is an undergraduate research program committed to conducting high-quality social research in the public interest on issues of national and international importance.
Causes and Consequences of Evolution at Chromatin Proteins
The Levine Lab investigates ancient evolutionary battles that play out between our non-coding “junk” DNA and our proteins. These proteins support vital, strictly conserved functions, like the preservation of genome integrity and faithful chromosome inheritance. Yet these proteins also evolve rapidly – even very closely related species encode very diverged proteins.
Understanding the Role and Impact of Context on Perception
Derive a normative account for contextual influences on perception using concepts of probability theory and decision making.
Synthetic Chemistry
Research in the Walsh group merges the fields of catalysis and organic and inorganic synthesis with the goal of achieving new catalytic asymmetric transformations for the synthesis of chiral building blocks.
North American Archaeology
The North American Archaeology Laboratory offers a variety of opportunities for undergraduates of all levels interested in field or collections-based research, in-depth analyses of many material types, public and museum anthropology, and academic anthropology.
Neurobiology and Genomics of Decision Making and Social Behavior
Exploring the application of neuroscience knowledge and techniques to business practice and education.
Environmental Science Research in the Plante Lab
Laboratory-based environmental science research using physical, chemical and biological techniques to characterize and quantify environmental samples.