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  • It only hurts when I read

    Ian Fleishman, assistant professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, looks at wounding to study narrative.

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • Philosophy of race

    Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy, explores the question, “What kind of thing is race?” in his classes and research. (Audio)

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • Abdus-Saboor named Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor

    As a Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology, Abdus-Saboor’s research aims to increase the basic understanding of the mechanisms governing somatosensory encoding, with a particular focus on pain.  

    FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →

  • Two Penn students awarded Gilman Scholarships

    Gabriel Gonzalez, a junior marketing major in the Wharton school and Nicole Posadas, a junior earth science major, have been selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the spring of 2019. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Abroad →

  • The rise of women in politics in 2018

     a new OMNIA Podcast, Dawn Teele, Janice and Julian Bers assistant professor of political science, discusses the unprecedented number of women running for office in this year's midterm elections.

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • 2018 Arts and Sciences Dean’s Scholars

    A list of this year's 20 students honored for their academic success.

    FULL STORY AT Almanac →