Features
OMNIA Photo Essay: Back to Campus (For the First Time)
First- and second-year College students talk campus living and saying goodbye to virtual classes.
The Night Sky Is the Limit
Physicist Bhuvnesh Jain on how big data is transforming not only the study of the universe, but much of academia.
Whether Forecasting
Joseph Kable, Baird Term Professor of Psychology and Director of MindCORE, studies the brain activity that drives decision-making.
Learning in the Time of COVID
Undergraduates reflect on their educational—and personal—experiences during the pandemic.
Something Missing, Found
Leniqueca Welcome, a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology, uses photography to explore the human experience.
Shifting the Conversation
Josephine Nock-Hee Park, Professor of English and Director of the Asian American Studies Program, on anti-Asian racism and community response.
The World at Our Feet
It’s our tiny oasis in a vast universe, and it’s feeling fragile. Five faculty give us the latest on Earth and its prospects.
Dialogue, Revisited
OMNIA looks back on books from three faculty whose contributions to the conversation on race and social justice have stood the test of time.
Lost and Found
Translation is an art that allows us to communicate across cultural difference.
Agent of Change
Madeleine Joullié makes molecules and waves, leaving her mark in her specialty, her institution, and the lives of her students.
Prescribing Inequality
How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.
We, the People
Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is searching for the heart and soul of America.
Ancient Armor, A Mysterious Royal Tomb, And A Pair Of Massive Stone Gates At Gordion
Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Classical Studies, and his team’s recent excavation at a historic site in central Turkey was one of the most successful in history.
The Power Of Penn Arts & Sciences
Enhancing Foundations, Transcending Frontiers
David vs. Goliath
Marci Hamilton, Fels Institute of Government Professor of Practice, has faced down institutional child abuse for decades—and she is just getting started.