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Research & Facilities

College of Liberal Arts Research

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is a community of diverse, curious thinkers who are eager to discover more and create real impact. As a public research institution, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø equips its students with the tools and opportunities they need to identify their passions, pursue their ideas and create real, sustainable change in the world.

Students in the College of Liberal Arts work collaboratively with each other, faculty and industry experts to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues and answer some of its biggest questions. 

Research Facilities

Students in the College of Liberal Arts have access to the following state-of-the-art research centers and institutes.

  • The , founded in 1993 by Richard Immerman, Russell Weigley and David Rosenberg, fosters interdisciplinary faculty and student research on the historic and contemporary use of force and diplomacy in a global context. CENFAD is housed within 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s History Department.
  • The  is an interdisciplinary forum for scholarship and intellectual inquiry in the humanities, intended to bridge the disciplinary divide between departments and colleges.
  • The  is home to researchers who study public policies and the social processes relevant to their development and consequences.
  • The  conducts integrated social and environmental research on natural, technological and socioeconomic systems to address the challenges of sustainability—how to meet the needs of people locally and globally through equitable, innovative and practical solutions that protect the environment which sustains life on the planet.
  • The  is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the study of neurological biology and behavior.
  • The  prepares and supports youth and young adults to become confident, effective leaders, and it creates cultures that value and integrate the contributions of youth with the goal of building stronger communities.

Department Research

The Religion Department is home to several research labs, where students work closely with faculty who are leaders in their fields.

The Feinstein Center for American Jewish History

The  fosters conversations about Jewish culture, politics, history and identity across time and space. Working in collaboration with institutions in Philadelphia and beyond, the Center offers fellowships for predoctoral and postdoctoral Jewish studies scholars and holds events relating to the Jewish experience in America. The Feinstein Center also publishes books and articles.

The Dialogue Institute

The  is associated with the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. The DI leads and sustains a movement of interreligious and intercultural dialogue within an academic setting and on a global scale. In partnership with Department of Religion, the DI offers graduate courses, independent study and opportunities to contribute original research toward interfaith dialogue.

Research Funding

In 2016, the National Science Foundation placed 51³Ô¹ÏÍø among the top 100 in terms of research expenditures, which amounted to $242 million. .