Susan Ahlborn

Omnia Associate Editor Susan Ahlborn has worked as a communications professional in healthcare and academia, and loves learning cool things and writing about them.

Business on the Big Screen
Cinema & Media Studies’ Kathleen DeMarco Van Cleve on the spate of recent movies about everything from sneakers to snack foods—and of course, the doll with the dream house.
Connect with Students Exploring Careers Abroad
A new online program lets alums advise current students thinking about careers outside the U.S.
Setting Ben’s Table
Alums in the food, drink, and hospitality industries shared their wares at an event this summer.
Writing for Wikipedia
Students in classes taught by Heather Sharkey, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professor, fill in gaps in the online encyclopedia, learning about their subjects and the nuts and bolts of research, writing, and copyright.
Discovering Her Dreams
The College of Liberal & Professional Studies and a Bread Upon the Waters scholarship jump-started Dean’s Scholar Gabrielle Solair’s goal of helping others.
Words, Film, and Your Brain
Julia Ongchoco, C’23, is studying the difference a word can make—and making films to share her excitement about cognitive sciences.
Bay Area Alumnae Connect at First PWA Satellite Event
Professionally active Penn Arts & Sciences women came together in San Francisco to catch up and network.
Alumni Weekend With Penn Arts & Sciences
Join us for the 60-Second Slam, School swag, and more.
Why Take Part in a CAMS Event? We Asked Two Alums.
“Sometimes all you need is just that one message or that one interaction with someone to say, okay, I’m not crazy. What I’m thinking is actually doable, and it’s in my reach.” -Tyrone Quarterman, C’17, GR’21
Making Space for Urban Animals
Students in Richard Fadok’s Space/Power/Species course are designing speculative multispecies architecture projects to help share cities with non-human residents.