In this issue of OMNIA, our cover story highlights an interdisciplinary program that is using collaborative teaching and learning to tackle the continuing challenge of climate change. We also examine how our faculty are navigating the new world of big data using mapping, how a legal scholar is fighting institutional child abuse, how a faculty-led excavation at a historic site in central Turkey led to important new discoveries, and why connecting students with math early on is critical for developing mathematicians-to-be. Also included is a special section focused on how Penn Arts & Sciences is responding and adapting to the COVID-19 crisis.
Features
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Between Critique and Action
The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities promotes interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching and learning with real-world impacts.
The Math Problem
Julia Hartmann is finding solutions, both in math and for mathematicians-to-be.
The New Cartographers
Faculty across the arts and sciences are navigating the new world of big data.
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.
Where Math Meets Physics
Collaborations between physicists and mathematicians showcase the importance of research that crosses the traditional boundaries that separate fields of science.
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
Omnia 101
Omnia 101: Truth, Math, and Philosophy
Henry Towsner, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Scott Weinstein, Professor of Philosophy, discuss the complex intersection of theory and proof.
Movers & Quakers
On Her Own
Claudine Adams, C’82, PAR’17, left a long career at a large company to start something from scratch.
Insomnia
Extreme Translation
Ahmad Almallah’s debut collection, Bitter English, is an exploration of identity and poetic form.
