LPS News

Explore the intersection of neuroscience and positive psychology with Dr. Allyson Mackey.

“I learned how to create win-win situations within stakeholder management in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies (MES),” shares May Vickers (MES ’16), a sourcing manager for FMC Corporation’s Global Procurement Group.

Two students from the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program tackle over-spending in a cashless society with a €5,000 grant from the Think Forward Initiative Research Challenge.

Organizational Dynamics’ Aronda Smith-Benson (‘19—expected) discussed diversity and inclusion in her keynote address at Penn’s 2017 Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony.

Dr. Angela Duckworth of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program and Dr. Katherine L. Milkman of the Wharton School launched the Behavior Change for Good Initiative.

Students in the Master of Environmental Studies program spent a day in Washington, D.C., meeting with policy and finance leaders in the water sector.

“I learned in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies program (MES) that three to four percent of the total energy consumption in the US is used for drinking water and wastewater. It represents a tremendous opportunity for the water industry to step up for sustainability,” shares John Eppensteiner (MES ’15).

Dr. Emily Wilson, who teaches in the Classical Studies post-baccalaureate program, is the first woman to translate Homer’s The Odyssey into English.

Students and alumni of the Master of Environmental Studies program help provide an account of the 150 years that went into creating Penn’s current tree canopy.

Meg Kramer is using her executive expertise to make a difference in global issues surrounding food, water and agriculture.