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Sydney Sun, C’24
Word Play

By using linguistics models to analyze conversation during games, Sydney Sun, C’24, is listening in on the ways environment shapes interaction.

Paul Sniegowski smiling, standing in front of a small pond.
Paul Sniegowski Named President of Earlham College

He assumes the role on August 1 after 27 years at Penn, including heading undergraduate programs of the College since 2017.

GEAR UP and other Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research students
Tackling the Age (Research) Gap

GEAR UP provides students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a critical global challenge.

Laura Doyle, standing in an art gallery. Behind her is a geometric patterned wall, and she is smiling.
Guardians of the Gallery

Alums now at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Doyle auction houses discuss championing underrepresented artists, enriching an object’s narrative, their time at Penn, and more.

College for Women
Taking Your Feedback to Heart

A message from editor Michele W. Berger on results from the reader survey and the latest issue.

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Terrestrial Forensics with a Maritime Twist

Chelsea Cohen, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, uses environmental archaeology to investigate the past.

Dean Steven J. Fluharty
Affirming Our Purpose

A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.

Artem Kuriksha, GR’24
An Economist’s Take on Illicit Drug Use

Research from Artem Kuriksha, GR’24, found that people will substitute one drug for another, but only in specific ways.

Katie Barott, Douglas Jerolmack, and Mark Trodden seated on a stage with a crowd in front of them. In the center of the stage is a television with the text "BEN TALKS NEW YORK CITY: The Fragile Earth" along with the words "Sea, Land, and Sky" on top of accompanying imagery. Jerolmack speaks into a hand-held microphone, and Trodden holds papers.
From Connecting to Coaching

An array of opportunities for alums, faculty, and students to gather.

Sharon Kim standing outside in front of a buidling. She faces left, and is smiling.
Penn Arts & Sciences at Work: Sharon Kim, C’05

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.

Rectangles in a variety of colors with a smear effect on some, giving the appearance they are travelling to the left.
Colorful Language

Biology and psychology researchers reveal that the way colors have been described historically constrains how they might be described in the future.

Digital Illustration of silhouetted Bob Dylan singing into a microphone and playing guitar. The background is bright around him, but fades to a darker color the further away it gets.
Bob Dylan as Modern-Day Prophet

In his new book, political theorist Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.

Sound Solutions
Sound Solutions

Researchers across Penn Arts & Sciences are turning to sound for new answers to questions on subjects from birdsong to the benefits of music exposure.

Group of women walking on an outdoor path towards the camera. It is old, and sepia toned.
A College of Their Own

The first class of 11 students graduated from the College of Liberal Arts for Women in 1934. A look back at what life was like for these pioneers and the hundreds who followed.

Emily Schapira standing in front of Philadelphia City Hall, smiling
On the Grid

Emily Schapira, C’02, WG’09, CEO of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, is fighting climate change and creating thousands of local jobs along the way.