In this issue of OMNIA, we examine how Penn Arts & Sciences is advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians. We also spotlight the multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology; explore how the Department of Biology is diversifying those honored in portraits; hear about the healing potential of nature; highlight an artistic collaboration that disrupts long-standing narratives about the Nile River and its exploration; and profile a researcher and his team’s examination of rhesus macaques, and how their social interactions can advance our understanding of decision-making and more.
Features
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Engaging With Asia
Penn Arts & Sciences programs are advancing knowledge about Asia and Asians.
Under the Hood
Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, studies how biology fuels social behavior.
Foundations and Frontiers: A Vision for the School, Revisited
Dean Steven J. Fluharty discusses the vision for the School of Arts and Sciences.
The Nature Connection
Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English, discusses the tangled threads to be found in writing about the natural world.
The Changing Face of Portraiture at Penn
The Department of Biology joins in campus-wide efforts to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.
Crime and the Scientific Method
The multidisciplinary faculty of the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.
The Many Sources of the Nile
In a recent artistic collaboration, Alexis Rider, GR’22, unsettles long-standing narratives about the Nile River and its exploration.
Omnia 101
Omnia 101: Democracy in Africa
Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, discusses the state of democratic reform in Africa.
Movers & Quakers
Dorm To Table
Amanda Shulman, C’15, went from hosting dinner parties in her dorm room to opening her own Philadelphia restaurant.
Inspiring Community
Inspiring Community - Spring/Summer 2022
Highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences Alums
In the Classroom
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.
Insomnia
Summer Reading Selections: Mia Bay
What the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History is looking forward to reading this summer.
Office Artifacts: Eve Troutt Powell
Discover the stories behind the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies’ office items—in her own words.
Editor's Note
School News
Advancing Innovative Research
2022 College of Arts & Sciences Graduation
Faculty Honors
Michael Horowitz Joins U.S. Department of Defense
Annual Awards Recognize Outstanding Teaching
New Gift Creates James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies
A Major Investment for Research and Discovery in the Physical Sciences
Students Honored as 2022 Dean’s Scholars
