On June 1, 2017 President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord—an agreement within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in the year 2020.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Interview by Blake Cole
We speak with a diverse group of alums, including Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC and Chair of the Penn Arts and Sciences Board of Overseers Andrea Mitchell, CW'67, about their unique Penn experiences.
Monday, May 22, 2017
By Brooke Sietinsons
College graduation day looks strikingly similar to graduation days of yore, with soon-to-be grads filling Franklin Field wearing black undergraduate robes and tasseled mortarboards.
Monday, June 5, 2017
By Lauren R. Thacker
Virtual reality is here. In fact, it’s everywhere. Beyond video games, it is helping therapists to treat PTSD, allowing medical students to do virtual operations, and letting engineers test vehicle safety before the car is built.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
By Rebecca Guenard
Illustrations by Sam Chivers
Professor of Practice Howard Neukrug is bringing together real-world experience and Penn research to revolutionize the water industry.
Monday, June 12, 2017
By Susan Ahlborn
Writing course offers creative study of the iconic songwriter and Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Filmed and edited by Alex Schein
Rogers Smith, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, offers his take on why the firing of James Comey, as well as Trump's use of executive action and social media, is challenging the balance of power in Washington.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Interview by Blake Cole
Narration by Jane Carroll
Poet and scholar Joshua Bennett, C’10, discusses his debut poetry collection.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Video and interview by Alex Schein
In less than one year, Penn’s collection of Mongolian literature grew from just 600 titles held by Van Pelt-Dietrich Library to the fourth largest collection in the United States.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
By Sacha Adorno
During Alumni Weekend 2017, presenters provided quick, expert takes on topics ranging from 3-D models of galaxies to the history of animal nutrition science.
Monday, May 22, 2017
By Lauren R. Thacker
In our first OMNIA podcast, we speak with professors Michael Weisberg and Paul Sniegowski about their experience with the case—and whether public attitudes on evolution have changed—as well as lead counsel and Penn Law graduate Eric Rothschild and presiding judge John E. Jones III.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Interviews and Narration by Blake Cole
Recorded and Edited by Alex Schein
Undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences reinforce the idea that students at any level can tackle complex issues with a fresh perspective.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Filmed by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons
Edited by Brooke Sietinsons
Steven Weitzman, Abraham M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literature, discusses faith and national security.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
By Blake Cole
Physicist Mark Devlin and his team of students harness cutting-edge technology to comb through the evolutionary history of the universe.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
By Blake Cole
Photos and video by Brooke Sietinsons
Past RealArts@Penn interns share their experiences as the program celebrates its 10th year.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
By Blake Cole
A digital humanities study in Dante's geographical imagination.
Monday, November 21, 2016
A Project by Andrea Gazzoni
Compiled by Brooke Sietinsons
A look back at our top OMNIA stories from 2016
Saturday, December 31, 2016
