Lauren Rebecca Thacker

Lauren Rebecca Thacker is a Providence-based higher ed writer who covers topics from poetry and politics to energy science and ocean engineering. 

David Eng and Melissa Sanchez
Omnia 101: Queer Theory
English professors David L. Eng and Melissa Sanchez explain how theory informs their research.
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Three Questions: Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado, Writer-in-Residence at Kelly Writers House, combines science fiction, horror, folk tales, and pop culture references in stories that are utterly modern and unabashedly focused on female experience. Her debut collection, Her Body and Other Parties, was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award.
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at America
OMNIA visits a history course that covers challenging moments in American history.
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Scholarship, Now Streaming
Penn Arts and Sciences professors are guests on a new podcast featuring academics in conversation.
A still from Charlie Chaplin's 1918 film, A Dog's Life.
Dog Days of Summer
Man's best friend has always been a hero of film, literature, and visual art.
60 Second Lectures Winners 2017
60-Second Slam Lets Students and Faculty Show Their Work (Video)
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.