Athlete and advocate discusses her work preventing sexual violence
Fencer Ashley Marcus, a Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup awardee, talks about her commitment to fighting bullying and sexual violence, and protecting children.
The 13 students in André Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class researched and chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions, including the Penn Museum Archives, to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915 in an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition.
The world on view
The world is on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, interpreted by 13 students in André Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class. They chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915.
Criminologist Charles Loeffler led a team of researchers that looked at wrongful convictions in the prison population as a whole. The results represent the first such estimate for crimes across the spectrum, from retail theft to murder.
Wrongful convictions reported for 6 percent of crimes
For capital crimes like rape and murder, wrongful convictions happen in about 3 to 5 percent of cases. Such an estimate had proved elusive for the prison population as a whole—until now, thanks to work from Penn criminologists.
"Steel Mantis," by Vanny Channal, is made from discarded metal.
Morris Arboretum art exhibit reflects on time in the garden
For its latest exhibition, the Morris Arboretum posed a simple question to more than 100 artists who submitted concepts: What does the idea of “time in the garden” mean to you?
For a freshman seminar on travel writing with English Professor David Wallace, Yonathan Gutenmacher wrote about his family's journey to Brazil.
Pen to paper: journey to discovery
In a freshman seminar on travel writing, students wrote articles about their experiences during Spring Break. Yonathan Gutenmacher described his family’s journey to Brazil to explore his mother’s childhood.
Quayshawn Spencer, an assistant professor in the philosophy department, studies the philosophy of science, biology, and race.
Race has a place in human genetics research, philosopher argues
New research out of the philosophy department argues that certain racial classifications have utility in medical genetics, particularly when considering those classifications as ancestry groups.
In a seminar on the sounds of the Middle Ages, taught by music professor Mary Channen Caldwell (second from left), freshmen Oscar Moguel,Su Ly, and Kristen McLaughlin learned about carillon bells in a historic church on Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.
Exploring the sounds of the Middle Ages
In a seminar on the sounds of the Middle Ages taught by music professor Mary Channen Caldwell, freshmen learned about period music and instruments, the carillon bells in a historic church on Philly’s Rittenhouse Square.
The 124th running of the Penn Relays featured athletes from more than 200 colleges, 1,000 high schools, and professionals competing in the three-day festival.
New York Times columnist and author Charles Blow (left) speaks with Penn English Professor Al Filreis at the Kelly Writers House.
A reading and discussion with Charles Blow, following a deep dive into his work
For their class at Kelly Writers House, Penn students read 82 columns and a personal memoir written by Charles Blow, an opinion writer at The New York Times.
"Steel Mantis," by Vanny Channal, is made from discarded metal.
