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Kristina García

News Officer
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  • Kristina García

    Kristina Garcia covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Africana Studies + Penn Program on Race, Science, & Society, Romance Languages + Center for Italian Studies, South Asia Studies, the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), South Asia Center, Religious Studies, Latin American Latino Studies, the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies. She also supports coverage of the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn First Plus, University Life, and the Student Cultural Centers.

    Articles from Kristina García
    War and welfare in colonial Algeria
    A snowy field of marked gravestones, with yew hedges and a large obelisk in the background

    The ossuary of Douaumont is a memorial to the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun. It houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont gathers 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mainly Catholic, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers.

    (Image: Sipa via AP Images)

    War and welfare in colonial Algeria

    A new paper from political scientist Melissa M. Lee finds that veteran benefits were distributed unequally between citizens and colonized subjects.

    Kristina García

    What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating
    A young woman lies sideways on a bed, gazing at her phone

    In her thesis, Talia Fiester looked at contemporary Gen Z dating against the backdrop of neoliberalism and what she calls “the rejection of the couple form.” She did so by analyzing one of Gen Z’s pervasive mediums—TikTok.

    (Image: Beton Studio)

    What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating

    In an honors thesis for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, 2023 grad Talia Fiester examines “Neoliberal Love and the Pathology of Gen Z’s Singledom.”

    Kristina García

    Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy
    Nick Martin stands against a red sandstone building, with foliage in the foreground

    Originally from State College, Pennsylvania, Martin is an active-duty lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard. This fall, he’ll be teaching marketing to college students at the Coast Guard Academy.

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

    Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy

    Wharton MBA graduate and lieutenant commander Nicholas “Nick” Martin to teach marketing to “the next generation of officers.”

    Kristina García

    Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements
    Keisha-Khan Perry in her office, surrounded by books

    Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.

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    Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements

    Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.

    Kristina García

    Class of 2023 Ivy Day
    Five students holding framed certificates stand in a hallway

    The Penn Alumni Student of Merit Award winners (left to right): Joan Dartey, William Chase Seklar, Rebecca Nadler, Ryan Afreen, and Margaret Gladieux.

    (Image: Prestige Portraits)

    Class of 2023 Ivy Day

    For 150 years, Ivy Day has been an annual tradition at Penn, with each graduating class installing at least one new plaque, planting a sprig of ivy, and recognizing individual achievements.

    Kristina García

    ‘Communities for Childbirth’ in action
    Image of a brick building with signs out front pointing to "Antenatal MCH, Labour ward PNC, YCC, Pharmacy, Laboratory, OPD"

    A Ugandan health center, August 2022.

    (Image: Seungwon “Lucy” Lee)

    ‘Communities for Childbirth’ in action

    President Engagement Prize winner and  fourth-year Seungwon ‘Lucy’ Lee is creating a coordinated referral system of first responders, emergency dispatchers, and systemized hospital networks to improve emergency maternal health care in Uganda.

    Kristina García

    Netter Center marks 30 years of community partnerships
    A student pedals a bike to provide energy to power a blender.

    Sayre High School students involved in the Netter Center’s After-School Cooking and Gardening Clubs tested a human-powered smoothie bike at the 30th Anniversary University-Assisted Community School spring celebration, pictured here with Netter Center’s nutrition education coordinators.

    (Image: Tommy Leonardi)

    Netter Center marks 30 years of community partnerships

    With science experiments, garden plantings, and twirling flags, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships celebrated its 30th anniversary at West Philadelphia High School.

    Kristina García

    People and Places at Penn: Makerspaces
    student works with mears staff member in lab

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    People and Places at Penn: Makerspaces

    Hands-on learning fosters creativity, creates opportunities for collaboration, and feels good. Education Commons, the Precision Machining Laboratory, and Tangen Hall all offer space for students to get their hands dirty.

    Kristina García

    Sonja Dümpelmann on designing nature
    Sonja Dumpelmann on the staircase leading down to the Schuylkill River Trail

    Sonja Dümpelmann on the staircase leading down to the SRT. 

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    Sonja Dümpelmann on designing nature

    Sonja Dümpelmann, professor of landscape architecture, explores ‘the reciprocal relationship’ between humans and their environments.

    Kristina García

    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference
    Will Atkins, Vicky Aquino, and students affix flower stickers to the new AAPI mural

    Vicky Aquino, associate director and the artist behind the mural, at its launch. This project was supported by the entire PAACH team and key members of University Life, including Associate Vice Provost Will Atkins (left).

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    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference

    A new mural in the ARCH building lobby represents and celebrates the diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders  

    Kristina García

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