LPS News

Dean's Scholars Gabrielle Solair (BAAS) and Elana (Ellie) Forman (MLA)

LPS students announced as 2023 Dean’s Scholars

Undergraduate student Gabrielle Solair and graduate student Elana (Ellie) Forman have been recognized as Dean's Scholars for their outstanding academic work.

Pre-Health Programs' Ruth Elliott and Master of Applied Positive Psychology program’s Martin Seligman have been recognized with distinguished teaching awards.

LPS faculty announced as 2023 distinguished teaching award winners

Pre-Health Programs’ M. Ruth Elliott and Master of Applied Positive Psychology program’s Martin Seligman have been recognized with distinguished teaching awards.

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Navigating a future in sustainable water management

See how Amisha Shahra (Master of Environmental Studies ’22) found her direction and navigated her curriculum to a future in sustainable water management.

Johannes was able to design an individualized concentration that he calls Bioacoustics and Machine Learning for Conservation

Field work at the intersection of ecology and technology

Johannes Nelson (MES ’23—expected) combined a conservation curriculum with programming classes to design algorithms for tracking difficult-to-detect bird species.

College of Liberal and Professional Studies announces the 2023 graduation speaker

Dr. Brighid Dwyer, Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Penn Arts and Sciences, has been selected to address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2023 at the graduation ceremony.

Applied Positive Psychology student Valerie Averia wins at this year’s Penn Grad Talks

Three LPS students gave TED-talk style presentations at this year’s Penn Grad Talks competition, covering topics on strengthening marriages, tap vs. bottled water, and redefining competition.

LPS alumna Nancy Makale to be recognized by 2023 UPCEA Annual Conference

The UPCEA Annual Conference selected Nancy Makale (BA `22) for the 2023 Outstanding Professional, Continuing, And/Or Online Education Student Award.

The Behavioral Economics Theory and Research (BETR) Collective is an emerging student group focused on applying behavioral insights to create community impact

MBDS student group uses behavioral science to develop BETR solutions

This interdisciplinary collab connects local organizations with behavioral insights and plans to launch North America’s first Nudgeathon.

UPenn AMWA is a Pre-Health Programs student group that supports Penn students’ personal and professional development as they become healthcare professionals

Pre-Health Programs student group UPenn AMWA wins 2022-2023 AMWA Premedical Outstanding Branch Award

The award recognizes the group for its series of events that serve the local premed community.

Fundamentals of Sustainability, a course offered through Penn LPS’ Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, allows students to collaborate, take a stand, and be creative.

Organizational Dynamics course on sustainability allows students to collaborate, take a stand, and be creative

The fall course Fundamentals of Sustainability uses the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a frame for learning about sustainable practices and leadership.