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A group of students (Cystal Marshall, Rene Chen, Oscar Vasquez) standing in a crowded stadium. They are all wearing caps and gowns, and smiling. Marshall, on the left, holds a flag with the school colors.
A Graduation Celebration for Penn Arts & Sciences

More than 2,200 students earned degrees from the College, the Graduate Division, and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies.

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.

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.

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Online Content: Spring/Summer 2024

A small sampling of recent highlights, including videos about the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, student David Kedeme, C’25, and the VIPER Class of 2024.

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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.

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.

Ben Franklin College Hall
In Recognition of Outstanding Teaching

The 2024 honorees include 21 people from 11 departments and programs, five of whom received University-wide acknowledgement.

John Kanbayashi, Assistant Professor of History and Sociology of Science (left), on the east bank of the Schuylkill River with students in his River History class, including Nika Sadeghi, C’26 (far right).
History on the River

John Kanbayashi’s new seminar frames the past not by time or place, but through a natural feature that humans use but can’t fully control.

A person in a graduation cap with 2024 on the top making a heart shape with her hands. She has a bunch of roses draped on her shoulder.
Penn Arts & Sciences 2024 Graduation (Photos)

More than 2,200 students earned degrees from the College, the Graduate Division, and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies.

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Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Emily Wilson

Some 1,500 people—900 in Irvine Auditorium, 600 online—listened to the author’s discussion with Professor Emily Wilson during the annual Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum.

Mural on the side of a building
Can More Art Equal Less Crime?

Maya Moritz, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminology, is building the case, studying the effect of Philadelphia murals on the city’s crime rate.

Graduation caps
2024 College of Arts and Sciences Graduation Speakers

James “Jim” Johnson, C’74, L’77, a School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors member, and student speaker Katie Volpert, C’24, will address the Class of 2024 Sunday May 19 on Franklin Field.

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Gearing Up for Research on Aging

GEAR UP, an initiative offered by the Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute, gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.

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Penn Undergrads and Decision 2024 (Video)

From helping with exit polling to vote count data collection, students in the PORES program bring their skills to the NBC Decision Desk on election nights.

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Back on Campus to Pay It Forward

Professional Women’s Alliance career roundtables bring alumnae and students together.

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