Spring/Summer 2022
Spring/Summer 2022
In this issue of OMNIA, we examine how Penn Arts & Sciences is advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians. We also spotlight the multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology; explore how the Department of Biology is diversifying those honored in portraits; hear about the healing potential of nature; highlight an artistic collaboration that disrupts long-standing narratives about the Nile River and its exploration; and profile a researcher and his team’s examination of rhesus macaques, and how their social interactions can advance our understanding of decision-making and more.
Features
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Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.
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Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, studies how biology fuels social behavior.
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Dean Steven J. Fluharty discusses the vision for the School of Arts and Sciences.
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Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English, discusses the tangled threads to be found in writing about the natural world.
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The Department of Biology joins in campus-wide efforts to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.
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The multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.
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In a recent artistic collaboration, Alexis Rider, GR’22, unsettles long-standing narratives about the Nile River and its exploration.
