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Conservation, Justice, and Gender
Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton, C’26, explored how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women.
Silver Screen Time
Faryn Pearl, C’14, discusses co-directing the DreamWorks Animation film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, and how internships she obtained through Penn Arts & Sciences shaped her career path.
Discovering Her Dreams
The College of Liberal & Professional Studies and a Bread Upon the Waters scholarship jump-started Dean’s Scholar Gabrielle Solair’s goal of helping others.
One Year Post-Dobbs, What’s Actually Happened?
Four takeaways from Penn Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
Words, Film, and Your Brain
Julia Ongchoco, C’23, is studying the difference a word can make—and making films to share her excitement about cognitive sciences.
The Art of Podcasting
A Center for Experimental Ethnography course lets students engage with artists via in-depth audio interviews, to examine questions of empire and exclusion.
In Support of a Wilder Democracy
A new book from Anne Norton, Professor of Political Science, advocates for a system that embraces self-reliance, freedom, and courage.
From the Archives: Hidden Histories Revealed
Students in a course last semester taught by Professor of English Heather Love and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing Brooke O’Harra bring queer archival materials to life.
At Ben’s Table, An Adventure for the Taste Buds
On a Wednesday in June in New York City, a hundred or so Penn Arts & Sciences alums ate, drank, and networked with fellow grads in the food and hospitality industry.
Animating Climate Change
Simon Richter, Professor of Germanic Studies, works with colleagues and students to create animated videos to explain the risks of climate change in the Netherlands and Jakarta.
Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Sara Hansson, C'23, W'23 (Video)
Hansson intended to study earth science, but experiences at Penn allowed her instead to follow a passion for Medieval and Renaissance studies and pursue a law career.
Urbanization and the Influence of Poor Migrants on Politics
A new book from Professor of Political Science Tariq Thachil explores how the most vulnerable individuals in India are making a political impact.
A Historian’s Take on Juneteenth
In a Q&A, fifth-year Ph.D. candidate VanJessica Gladney talks about what the day means and what broader conversation she hopes it will foster.
The Core of the Liberal Arts
A Message from Dean Steven J. Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience.
Inspiring Community - Spring/Summer 2023
Highlighting Penn Arts & Sciences Alums