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Kristina García

News Officer
  • klg@upenn.edu
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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
    Four academic journeys explored
    Vijay Balasubramanian writes equations on a whiteboard with a graduate student

    Younger scientists often ask him about exploring multiple fields, Balasubramanian says. The advice he offers is to “have a central line where you have credibility, where you’ve established that you’re really, really good at what you do, and you can be trusted.”

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

    Four academic journeys explored

    Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.

    Kristina García

    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage
    A small hut in the middle of a clearing blanketed with bromeliads.

    At the Paleontologist’s Cottage, tree ferns and bromeliads set the stage for Mesozoic botany. 

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    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage

    The Paleontologist’s Cottage at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens celebrates plants with ties to the age of dinosaurs.

    Kristina García

    The anthropology of plastics in India
    An image of people picking through a dump with a handful of skyscrapers along the horizon

    Children inspect plastic waste in a scrapyard with skyscrapers on the horizon line.

    (Image: Sidharth Chitalia)

    The anthropology of plastics in India

    Doctoral candidate Adwaita Banerjee uses ethnographic research to document the ecological transition of the Deonar dumping ground, where thousands of Dalits and Muslim migrants mine the area for plastic that can be resold and recycled.

    Kristina García

    Stonewall, revolt, and new queer art
    jonathan katz sitting in his living room

    Jonathan Katz, an associate professor of practice in the Department of the History of Art, pictured inside his West Philadelphia home. Katz led the effort to launch the world’s first graduate queer art history fellowship at Penn.

    (Image: Scott Spitzer)

    Stonewall, revolt, and new queer art

    In a new book, art historian Jonathan D. Katz explores the Stonewall Riots and contemporary queer art.

    Kristina García

    The Civil Rights Act at 60
    president johnson with martin luther king, jr signing civil rights act

    U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson reaches to shake hands with Martin Luther King Jr. after presenting the civil rights leader with one of the 72 pens used to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1964. Surrounding the president, from left, are, Rep. Roland Libonati, D-Ill., Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., Rev. King, Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y., and behind Celler is Whitney Young, executive director of the National Urban League.

    (Image: AP Photo)

    The Civil Rights Act at 60

    To mark the anniversary, Mary Francis Berry, Marcia Chatelain, and William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences and Deuel Ross of Penn Carey Law offer takeaways on the landmark legislation.

    Kristen de Groot, Kristina García

    Penn’s Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo offered networking and resources to area businesses
    A group of people standing in front of a woman giving out popsicles. In the background, a large sign reading "BOX OFFICE" and advertisements for Annenberg performances.

    At the expo, lil Pop Shop passes out popsicles to guests. 

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    Penn’s Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo offered networking and resources to area businesses

    The annual Penn Supplier Diversity Forum & Expo showcases the University's commitment to community. The University spent approximately $170 million with diverse suppliers in 2023 and is on track to exceed that number in 2024.

    Kristina García

    The Immigration Act of 1924
    A group of Chinese and Japanese women and children waiting to be processed, held in a wire mesh enclosure. Benches line either sides of the room, with a stool in the middle.

    A group of Chinese and Japanese women and children waiting to be processed, held in a wire mesh enclosure at the Angel Island Internment barracks in San Francisco Bay. The Angel Island Immigration Station processed one million immigrants from 1910 to 1940, mostly from China and Japan.

    (Image: AP Photo/File)

    The Immigration Act of 1924

    A century after a federal law established a national quota system on immigration, legal historian Hardeep Dhillon explains the significance and legacy of the Immigration Act of 1924.

    Kristina García

    Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony
    Eight fourth-year students stand with various awards (spoon, shovel, hat, etc)

    From left to right: Josias Zongo with the Cane Award, Toyosi Abu with the Spoon Award, Jack Immanuel with the Spade Award, Taussia Boadi with the David R Goddard Loving Cup Award, Ashley Song with the Bowl Award, Milan Chand with the Althea K Hottel Shield Award, Annabelle Noyes with the Gaylord P Harnwell Flag Award, and Xavier Shankle with the R Jean Brownlee Skimmer Hat Award.

    (Image credit: Prestige Portraits)

    Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony

    The Ivy Day Ceremony recognizes outstanding graduating seniors for their leadership and service.

    Kristina García

    What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
    Image of a carillon, with knobs and buttons. The screen notes that the machine is playing the Star Wars theme

    The Sweeten Alumni House carillon, playing the Star Wars theme.

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    What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon

    The Sweeten Alumni House carillon is a computerized music system that chimes and plays songs for passersby along Locust Walk.

    Kristina García

    Deborah Olatunji embraces vulnerability
    Deborah Olatunji sits on a bench in springtime outside the Kelly Writers House

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    Deborah Olatunji embraces vulnerability

    Through art, poetry, and the written word, fourth-year student Deborah Olatunji embraces vulnerability.  

    Kristina García

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