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Let the People Go?
Samuel Strickberger, C’22, investigates Jewish Orthodox reactions to slavery in antebellum America.
Disability Advocacy and the Sciences
Sarah Kane, C’23, a physics and astronomy major, explains how computational research methods—and conversation—can help make the sciences more accessible to researchers with disabilities.
Mask-Wearing and Moral Values
Tiffany Tieu, C’22, worked on a psychological study that increased mask-wearing on campus.
When Democracy Arrives Undressed
Kira Wang, C’24, spent her summer unveiling how many naked ballots were invalidated in the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania.
Fieldwork Experience, No Travel Required
During a two-week, in-person bootcamp at the Penn Museum, 11 undergrads learned basic archaeological skills in subjects from ceramics and sample-taking to archaeobotany.
Connecting the Celestial Dots
Pedro Bernardinelli, then-doctoral candidate in physics and astronomy, and Gary Bernstein, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, discover the largest comet on record.
Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways: Andy Eskenazi, C'22, ENG'22
Andy Eskenazi's journey through the VIPER program has included humanities classes that have given him a better understanding of his work as an engineer and the world at large.
The Costs of the American Dream
Alexander Adames, a PhD candidate in sociology, examines the predictors and consequences of social mobility for people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Things Remembered
Anna Lehr Mueser, a doctoral candidate in history and sociology of science, studies memory, loss, and technology in the New York City Watershed and the villages that were destroyed to construct it.
Summer School
MindCORE hosted two 10-week research programs for students eager to get back in the lab and connect with peers.
Thinking About Social Justice
High school students explore complex issues through a variety of media at Penn Summer Academy.
Forgetting Doesn’t Heal
Stephanie Gibson, a doctoral candidate in the history of art, explores monuments of trauma in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Black Atlantic.
OMNIA Photo Essay: Back to Campus (For the First Time)
First- and second-year College students talk campus living and saying goodbye to virtual classes.
Connect With a College Student Through Ben Connect Formal Mentorship
Help out a student for a semester with an online mentorship.
Community Builders
Daniel Morales-Armstrong, William Fontaine Fellow of Africana Studies and History, helms a course designed to lead students in a collaborative engagement with a local Philadelphian community.