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
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
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
Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
By Susan Ahlborn
Illustrations by Maggie Chiang
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
