Blake Cole

Blake Cole is Director of Advancement Communications for the Penn Arts & Sciences Office of Advancement and previous editor of Omnia

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.
Something Missing, Found
Leniqueca Welcome, a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology, uses photography to explore the human experience.
The Night Sky Is the Limit
Physicist Bhuvnesh Jain on how big data is transforming not only the study of the universe, but much of academia.
Bringing History to the Surface
Mantha Zarmakoupi, Morris Russell and Josephine Chidsey Williams Assistant Professor in Roman Architecture, conducts underwater surveys to map ancient travel and political intrigue.
Rising to the Challenge
A message from editor Blake Cole
Omnia 101: Truth, Math, and Philosophy
Henry Towsner, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Scott Weinstein, Professor of Philosophy, discuss the complex intersection of theory and proof.
The Healing Word
Deborah Thomas embeds herself in communities stricken by violence to chronicle the humanity revealed during the aftermath.
A Meeting Of Minds
A new course brings together students from divergent disciplines with the hope of finding common ground.
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.
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.
Three Questions: The Haunting Hour
Justin McDaniel, professor and chair of religious studies and the coordinator of the Penn Ghost Project, weighs in on the cultural importance of ghosts.