Andy Eskenazi's journey through the VIPER program has included humanities classes that have given him a better understanding of his work as an engineer and the world at large.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Video by Evan Smith
Mind DivE In is intended to make graduate school in the sciences more accessible to minority students.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
Photos by Evan Smith
Anna Lehr Mueser, a doctoral candidate in history and sociology of science, studies memory, loss, and technology in the New York City Watershed and the villages that were destroyed to construct it.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
By Lauren Rebecca Thacker
It’s our tiny oasis in a vast universe, and it’s feeling fragile. Five faculty give us the latest on Earth and its prospects.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
By Susan Ahlborn
Illustrations by Mariya Pilipenko
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
Stephanie Gibson, a doctoral candidate in the history of art, explores monuments of trauma in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Black Atlantic.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
By Karen Brooks
Daniel Morales-Armstrong, William Fontaine Fellow of Africana Studies and History, helms a course designed to lead students in a collaborative engagement with a local Philadelphian community.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
By Blake Cole
Glenn Singleton, C’86, started his career mere steps from Locust Walk as an admissions officer in College Hall, a position he describes as “exciting and nourishing.”
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
By Katelyn Silva
In his new book, Cheikh Anta Babou, Associate Professor of History, captures the vitality of the Senegalese Murid diaspora.
Thursday, July 8, 2021
By Karen Brooks
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, ED’18, GR’21, L’27, HON’74
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
By Susan Ahlborn
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, finds interconnections between humans and machines in the future of work.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
By Duyen Nguyen
Illustration by Lily Nie
Seo Yun (Stephanie) Hwang, C’23, spent her summer examining the impact of information and communication technology initiatives in developing countries.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
By Karen Brooks
Penn Arts & Sciences faculty address the current movement.
Monday, July 13, 2020
This Partners & Progress section of OMNIA is dedicated to highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences’ vibrant and generous community of alumni, parents, and friends.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Undergraduates reflect on their educational—and personal—experiences during the pandemic.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
By Blake Cole and Loraine Terrell
Photography by Brooke Sietinsons
Origin Stories is a feature of OMNIA in which we highlight the journeys of members of our faculty as they followed their paths from impressionable young students to world-class scholars working at the cutting edge of their fields.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
By Brooke Sietinsons
Omkar Katta, C’20, chose mathematical economics as his major when he was influenced by a creative writing class during his first year.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Video by Emma Whitehouse
