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.

A Chance to Explore Everything College
The Welcome to the College event laid out a smorgasbord of majors and programs, so first-year students could get a taste of everything.
Connect With College Students and Alumni as a Volunteer
From online mentoring to alumni panels, there are many ways to help today's students.
A Better Way of Detecting Bacterial Toxins
An idea that started on a New Jersey beach has won the Venture Lab’s Startup Challenge.
The Management of Science
Students in the Vagelos Life Sciences and Management first-year proseminar get a deep-end introduction to how scientific discoveries can be brought to the market.
Engaging With Asia
Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.
Experience + Academics = Policy
Political science doctoral candidate Meghan Garrity is using her past as an aid worker to inform her research.
CAMS Highlights Different Paths to Finance Careers
College alumni discussed their education and experience in a virtual event for students.
Let the People Go?
Samuel Strickberger, C’22, investigates Jewish Orthodox reactions to slavery in antebellum America.
The Future of History
Three historians weigh in on how we can understand our past.
Conversations on Equity and Antiracism
A new series offers continued learning and actionable steps to advocate for inclusion.
Connect With a College Student Through Ben Connect Formal Mentorship
Help out a student for a semester with an online mentorship.
CSI: Shakespeare
Zachary Lesser, Edward W. Kane Professor of English, used ghosts, holes, and scrapes to learn more about how Shakespeare’s work was seen in his own time.