Alex Schein is the Director of Digital Communications for the School of Arts & Sciences Office of Advancement at the University of Pennsylvania.
Alex Schein
Challenging the Biological Concept of Race (VIDEO)
The Program on Race, Science, and Society hosted an international symposium that brought together scholars to discuss how the categorizing of racial difference has significant implications for individuals across the globe.
Scoring an Unfinished Work (Video)
For his English honors thesis, Nicholas Escobar, C'18, combined his love of literature and music.
Omnia Podcast: UFOs and the Creation of Knowledge (Audio)
Kate Dorsch, Ph.D. candidate in History and Sociology of Science, discusses her research on UFO sightings in Cold War America and how scientific knowledge is created and communicated to the public.
A Source of Inspiration (Video)
Sebastian Gonzalez, C’20, is a campus leader for first-generation students, a physics and astronomy major, and the principal tubist for the Penn Symphony Orchestra.
Origin Stories: Karen Redrobe (Video)
Karen Redrobe, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies, discusses her journey as a film scholar.
Omnia Podcast: Poetry and the Pulse of Life (Audio)
Taije Silverman, a lecturer in the Department of English, has had poems featured in the Best American Poetry collections for the last two years.
Tweeting the Medieval
Emily Steiner, Professor of English, uses new technology to illuminate age-old manuscripts.
Omnia Podcast: Reducing Lead Exposure (Audio)
A Penn Arts & Sciences grant allows faculty and students to work with impacted communities in Pennsylvania to decrease lead exposure.
Omnia Podcast: Constitutional Crisis? (Audio)
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.
Visions of Dylan (Video)
Writing course offers creative study of the iconic songwriter and Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan.
Omnia Podcast: The Politics of Climate Change (Audio)
Daniel Aldana Cohen, assistant professor of sociology, discusses how issues such as social inequality inform climate change policy.
Omnia Podcast: Penn Honors Diversity Symposium (Audio)
A collaborative event gives underrepresented groups an opportunity to explore the advantages of a Ph.D.-level education.