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Social ecology and community work in the Galápagos
students studying the galapagos, sitting on waterfront

(On homepage) On a Penn Global Research Institutes outing to Tortuga Bay, students and Penn Global’s Laurie Jensen sit on rocks in a lava field overlooking a hypersaline pool.

(Image: Michael Weisberg)

Social ecology and community work in the Galápagos

Undergraduate and graduate students spent two months on San Cristóbal Island this summer, doing research on antibacterial resistance, vectors of disease, climate change adaptation, and the impact of climate change on mental health.
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers
Closeup of an eye.

(Image: iStock/PeopleImages)

Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers

In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation.

Liana F. Wait

Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative
Amy Wu

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative

    The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.

    Liana F. Wait

    A hub for water innovation and leadership
    Jazmin Ricks and high school students from Paul Robeson High School at Cobbs Creek.

    Jazmin Ricks teaches students from Paul Robeson High School during the 2022 Cobbs Creek Summer Enrichment program.

    (Image: Melanie Chu)

    A hub for water innovation and leadership

    As the Water Center marks five years on campus, Penn Today takes a look at its achievements, ongoing projects, and plans for the future.

    Liana F. Wait

    Searching for resilience in our reefs
    Sea anemone larvae and a pipette.

    Sea anemone larvae is exposed to various high temperatures, and its growth and development is studied.

    (Image: Brooke Sietinsons)

    Searching for resilience in our reefs

    Some corals survive hotter temperatures better than others. In the lab of biologist Katie Barott, School of Arts & Sciences second-year students Alex Piven and Angela Ye have spent the summer trying to understand why.

    From Omnia

    Balancing ballet and summer learning
    Ayesha Patel standing in outside in front of a leafy bush.

    Third-year Ayesha Patel, an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a summer intern with BalletX in Philadelphia. 

    (Image: Courtesy of Ayesha Patel) 

    Balancing ballet and summer learning

    Third-year student Ayesha Patel conducted research and a financial analysis during a summer internship at BalletX, a contemporary ballet company in Philadelphia. 
    Resisting the resource curse
    Political Science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan stands in front of a sign with a seal that reads "Tashkent."

    Mikhail Strokan is a Ph.D. candidate in political science.

    Resisting the resource curse

    Political science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan’s work looks at the idea that countries abundant in such natural resources as oil and natural gas wind up struggling economically despite the bounty—and examines why some of these countries fare better than others.

    Kristen de Groot