Four Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences The new members of the Academy, honored scholars recognized for their unique and ongoing contributions to original research, include researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Annenberg School for Communication. As newly elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, (clockwise from top left) Marisa Bartolomei and M. Celeste Simon from the Perelman School of Medicine, Michael Kearns from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Diana C. Mutz from the Annenberg School for Communication join a class of honored scholars recognized for their unique and ongoing contributions to original research.