Blake Cole is Director of Advancement Communications for the Penn Arts & Sciences Office of Advancement and previous editor of Omnia.
Blake Cole
Organic Learning
A message from editor Blake Cole
Moments in Time
Students from Senior Lecturer in English Paul Hendrickson’s long-form nonfiction master class share powerful passages from their intensely personal projects.
DivE In Event Aims to Bolster Diversity and Accessibility in Mind-Related Fields
The event featured various presentations, workshops, and panels designed to prepare students for success in graduate school.
Omnia 101: The Federal Reserve Bank
We speak with Harold Cole, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Economics, to learn more about the Fed’s structure, objectives, and capabilities—and why it is especially relevant in times of financial crisis.
From the Archives: Ethnohistory Workshop
Young scholars from Latin America discuss their experience at a three-week workshop on "Dispossessions in the Americas."
OMNIA Q&A: What's It Like to Be Stationed at a Particle Accelerator?
Gwen Gardner and Lauren Osojnak, Ph.D. candidates in physics, describe their work as part of the Penn ATLAS team at the Large Hadron Collider.
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.
“Stark, Haunting Elegance” (Audio)
James Diaz, a Ph.D. student studying composition in the Department of Music, discusses his award-winning work.
Connecting the Celestial Dots
Pedro Bernardinelli, then-doctoral candidate in physics and astronomy, and Gary Bernstein, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, discover the largest comet on record.
Celebrating Connectedness
A message from editor Blake Cole
Community Builders
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.
Learning in the Time of COVID
Undergraduates reflect on their educational—and personal—experiences during the pandemic.