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Futures Beyond Refining (Video)

Penn Program in Environmental Humanities (PPEH) students collaborated with a South Philadelphia community to design a project that helps neighbors imagine a healthier future after living in the shadow of the largest refinery on the East Coast.

Senior Stories 2020

Penn Arts & Sciences seniors reflect on their final semester—and what the future holds.

How The End Of The World Came And Went—And Came Back Again

Zachary Loeb, doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, discusses the untold history of Y2K and the living history of the coronavirus.

Climate Change in Real Time

Raka Sen, doctoral student in sociology, studies how inhabitants of the Sundarbans region of India and Bangladesh respond to rising seas.

Science/Fiction

Doctoral candidate in English Aylin Malcolm’s class shows that when it comes to science, communication matters.

Protecting Philadelphia’s Urban Gardens

Undergraduate Piotr Wojcik, an urban studies major, wants to protect community gardens from disinvestment and big data.

Penn Undergrads and Decision 2020

Students analyze data in the classroom and then bring their skills to NBC on election nights.

A Time to Explore

The Penn Arts & Sciences Pathways video series highlights the intellectual journeys of undergraduates.

Wastes of War

Anne Berg, Assistant Professor of History, shows students a different side of conflict.

Food and Farming During the COVID-19 Crisis

Hannah Kass, LPS’20, on the U.S. food supply and the challenges facing farmers.

Between Critique and Action

The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities promotes interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching and learning with real-world impacts.