LPS News

Read how Tom Brightman (MES ’10), Longwood Garden's Land Stewardship Manager, is taking the lead on green initiatives and endeavors in sustainability.

Tom Stanley shares his experience in the anthropology course Cultural Heritage and Conflict—and the students’ task to secure museum materials during an emergency drill. 

John Paul Hagan, a 2016 graduate, majored in psychology and plans to study topics related to normative judgment and decision-making, an interdisciplinary field that bridges psychology, philosophy and policy.

Rashida designed her MLA experience around an intersection of academic and personal interests: gender studies, sexuality, art history, race and identity theory, and body and fat studies.

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies, together with LPS’ professional graduate student association LPS gov and Women’s Campaign International, sponsored a panel discussion at Penn Law on Friday, March 16.

“Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies (MES) helped me realize that I am a big picture kind of person. In the classroom and out in the field, I often asked myself, ‘How do we get people where they need to be to fix a problem?’” shares Hilary Leifsen (MES ’16).

Aminata Sy, an LPS Bachelor of Arts junior and founder of the African Community Learning Program is helping students of African background receive a comprehensive Black History Month education.

A Motus monitoring station soon to be installed on the roof of David Rittenhouse Labs will help researchers better understand urban bird migration.

Explore Amanda Wood’s hands-on experiences working in urban forestry and resource management while earning her Master of Environmental Studies.

“I am connected to water because of my upbringing in Puerto Rico. The Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program at the University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in providing opportunities that fostered my passion for linking water and people,” reflects Tiffany Ledesma (MES ’01).