Omnia Associate Editor Susan Ahlborn has worked as a communications professional in healthcare and academia, and loves learning cool things and writing about them.
Susan Ahlborn
What Lola Wants
Professor of German Simon Richter identifies a film genre where women claim their right to pleasure.
Seeing the Saints—Up Close
Ph.D. student Liz Lastra’s website lets you virtually visit historic churches in Spain.
Q and A: Growing Up in South Africa (Audio)
Professor of Music Carol Muller describes life under apartheid and reflects on the passing of Nelson Mandela.
When in Sweden…
Organizational Dynamics student Erinn Carey blogged about gender equality, health care, and the idea of "lagom."
Stress Reduction for Plants
Ruby O’Lexy, biology graduate student, is studying how plants deal with agricultural stresses like heavy metal toxicity.
Moving Forward at Fels
Nelson Lim, new Fels Executive Director, brings his national think-tank experience to Penn.
You Say You Want a Revolution. Then What?
Teece fellow Doğa Kerestecioğlu, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, is studying how national revolutions turn into national governments.
Representing African American Art
Associate Professor of History of Art Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw looks at color and context.
Read Me a Poem
M.Phil. candidate Chris Mustazza is investigating—and making accessible—a lost archive of poets reading their work.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Have Bad Credit
Economics Ph.D. candidate Yanhao Wei is researching the concept of "social credit scoring."