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2018 Grad Ben Talks (Video)
An afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students.
Organ Transplants and Mental Disabilities
Laura Whelan, C’20, is examining how organ transplant recipients are prioritized.
Multiplayer Personalities
Ivy Tse, C ’19, uses video games to explore social interactions.
The Micro-Level Observations of Social Interactions in Literature
Undergraduate Yujiao (Cecily) Chen, C’20, learns how to step back and observe through research mentoring program.
OMNIA Q&A: Social Media Highs and Lows
Elizabeth Lazarus, C’20, conducts research on how drug users express feelings related to their usage on Twitter.
OMNIA Photo Essay: Hopes and Dreams for 2018
We ask Arts and Sciences students and staff about their hopes for the new year.
Playing Cards to Revitalize Language and Promote Ecological Diversity
Ana Alonso, C’18, develops card games to transmit Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Flathead Nation.
The Award Gender Gap
Savannah Lambert, C’18, is researching why men have won the majority of recent national book awards.
How the Caged Bird Corrects Its Song
Zachary Sheldon, C’19, designed an experiment to study sensory feedback mechanisms in zebra finches.
Matters of Culture and Class
Ph.D. candidate Phoebe Ho and Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng, GR’14, examine whether social class affects immigrants’ involvement in their children’s education.
Home for the Holidays: Travels, Traditions, and Resolutions (Photos)
Penn students share their plans and wishes for winter break.
The Dynamics of Identity
Ph.D. candidate Hajer Al-Faham explores Islamophobia’s effects on Muslim American politics.
Year in Review
We look back on our favorite arts and sciences stories of 2017.
The New Salon
Leslie Jones, GR’18, on the intersection of Black feminism and social media.
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