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
Austenworld
English Professor Michael Gamer on why Jane Austen may be more popular than ever, two centuries after her death.
OMNIA Q&A: “I think it's part of our job as scientists to communicate effectively with the public.” (Video)
Physics graduate student Dillion Fox makes outreach part of his work.
OMNIA Q&A: Making a Mockery
Ralph Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities, on satire, from ancient Greece to "Saturday Night Live."
Picking the Perfect Present
Baird Term Assistant Professor of Psychology Joseph Kable studies how we make decisions (or sometimes don’t).
Music Making
Doctoral candidate Osei Alleyne follows a musical path across the Atlantic from Africa—and back.
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.