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Beneath the Surface

Thursday, July 14, 2022

By Katelyn Silva

OMNIA Podcast: In These Times, Season 4

Student

Students, Faculty, and Alumni Shine at 60-Second Slam (Video)

During Alumni Weekend 2022, presenters gave their expert takes on topics ranging from urban greening to panic disorder to the nature of time.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

By Jane Carroll

Faculty

Mathematics = Fairer Elections

Philip Gressman, Professor of Mathematics, wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.

Thursday, April 21, 2022

By Katelyn Silva

Student

Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Timethius Terrell, C'24 (VIDEO)

Timethius Terrell, a psychology major with a joint minor in legal studies and history, pursues his aspirations of becoming a “scholar activist.”

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Video by Kyla Goodman

Faculty

Engaging With Asia

Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

By Susan Ahlborn

Illustrations by Maggie Chiang

Faculty

OMNIA Q&A: The War in Ukraine

Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, Ph.D. student in history, on the nation of Ukraine, how things got to this point, and what’s being overlooked in the discussion about the war.

Monday, February 28, 2022

By Alex Schein and Susan Ahlborn

Student

Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Isabel Hu, C'23 (VIDEO)

After deciding that a career in medicine was not for her, Isabel Hu, C'23, leaned into her love for art and became a design major.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Video by Kyla Goodman

Student

Creative Writing for All

With virtual and in-person programming through Cosmic Writers, Rowana Miller, C’22, wants to make writing education equitable—and fun.

Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Lauren Rebecca Thacker 

Alumni

Dorm To Table

Amanda Shulman, C’15, went from hosting dinner parties in her dorm room to opening her own Philadelphia restaurant.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

By Katelyn Silva

Faculty

Democracy in Africa

OMNIA 101 offers readers a peek into what faculty do every day in their classrooms and how their research and expertise are inspiring the next generation.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

By Jane Carroll

Illustration by Kingsley Nebechi

Alumni

Coming Full Circle

Ami Shah Brown, C’96, works on a DNA-based COVID vaccine, a technology she first witnessed as an undergraduate researcher.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

By Katelyn Silva

Faculty

CSI: Shakespeare

Zachary Lesser, Edward W. Kane Professor of English, used ghosts, holes, and scrapes to learn more about how Shakespeare’s work was seen in his own time.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

By Susan Ahlborn

Illustration by Maggie Chiang

Student

The Management of Science

Students in the Vagelos Life Sciences and Management first-year proseminar get a deep-end introduction to how scientific discoveries can be brought to the market.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

By Susan Ahlborn

Faculty

Office Artifacts: Eve Troutt Powell

Discover the stories behind the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies’ office items—in her own words.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Photography by Brooke Sietinsons

Alumni

Highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences Alums

Penn Arts & Sciences’ Alumni Engagement program aims to bring the School’s alums together through programs and events that celebrate the liberal arts and offer a connection to one another, the campus, and its students.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Faculty

Crime and the Scientific Method

The multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

By Blake Cole

Illustrations by Sam Falconer

Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Temidayo Ojo, C'22 (VIDEO)

Neuroscience major Temidayo Ojo, C’22, deepened her passion for studying human behavior through her Visual Neuroscience and Abnormal Psychology classes at Penn.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Video by Evan Smith

“Stark, Haunting Elegance” (Audio)

James Diaz, a Ph.D. student studying composition in the Department of Music, discusses his award-winning compositions.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

By Blake Cole

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