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Omnia Podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024 Episode Six (Audio)

In our final episode of the season, PORES Executive Director Stephanie Perry speaks with Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science, about what a second Trump presidency means.

Emergency Response

Solving the complex challenge that is climate change requires breadth in approach. Penn Arts & Sciences is positioned to lead.

Hungry in America

Penn Arts & Sciences alums are taking on the challenge of food insecurity locally and on a national scale.

Inspiring Community

This fall, Penn Arts & Sciences alums gathered on campus, in New York City, and abroad to mentor, mingle, and learn.

Beyond the Policy Paper

PDRI-DevLab, only two years old, is on the ground in developing nations to generate better evidence that can influence real-world decisions.

Penn Arts & Sciences at Work: Simone Eccleston, C’02

Penn Arts & Sciences at Work is a photoblog series that highlights College alums in their workplaces as they reflect on how and why their careers took shape.

Quaker Quotes: What’s Your Favorite Spot on Campus?

We asked, you answered. Alums share their memories, thoughts, and ideas with Omnia.

The Other Emissions Coming from Cars

Tiny tire particles discharge into the environment every time a vehicle brakes, accelerates, or rounds a curve. In a UN brief, geochemist Reto Gieré and colleagues aim to educate the world about this lesser-known environmental obstacle.

The Wallace Tales

David Wallace’s life has been guided by his love of medieval literature and his certainty that it has much to say to today’s world. But he finds time for a day at the races, too.

What History Can Be

Assistant Professor Hardeep Dhillon’s first-year seminar explores the history of children in America while equipping students with foundational skills.

Knowledge by the Slice: Election Roundtable (Video)

During this lunch-time conversation, which took place a little more than a week after the 2024 presidential election, faculty from the Department of Political Science examined the results, the general state of U.S. elections, and what comes next.

History of the Book

Whitney Trettien, associate professor of English and faculty director of the Price Lab for Digital Humanities, talks about the how books came to be and their continuing evolution.

From the Microscope to the Big Picture

Steven J. Fluharty reminisces about his time on campus as an undergraduate and the path that got him where he is today.

Penn Arts & Sciences: Then and Now

As Steven J. Fluharty steps down as Dean, we look back at how the School has evolved during his tenure.

Memory Lane

Scholars across Penn Arts & Sciences are exploring memory. What they’re learning may change how we understand our minds, bodies, and histories.