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The Center for Behavior and the Environment at Rare, an organization dedicated to safeguarding and restoring natural resources through social change

The Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program partners with Rare in new sustainability research initiative

MBDS students can work with the Center for Behavior and the Environment and leverage behavioral science to tackle pressing climate issues.

Dr. Luis Artavia-Mora and Dr. Tina Morgan

LPS welcomes two new directors to our professional master’s programs

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Luis Artavia-Mora and Dr. Tina Morgan Ross to Penn.

Ayo Aladesanmi is on track to earn an MPA and an ML in 2023 with multidisciplinary coursework and a focus on a more just and equitable world.

Fels dual degree student Ayo Aladesanmi explores how law intersects with public interest

Ayo Aladesanmi is on track to earn an MPA and an ML in 2023 with multidisciplinary coursework and a focus on a more just and equitable world.

Dan Treglia, a social policy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania

Dan Treglia of LPS’ International Master of Public Administration featured in The New York Times

Based on federal data and a modeling study led by Treglia, more than 70 percent of bereaved children who have lost parents due to COVID 19 are 13 or younger.

“This virtual world is not new in our field. This is our normal,” says Dr. Yvette Bordeaux, Director of Professional Master’s Programs in Earth and Environmental Science

Introducing the next evolution of the Master of Science in Applied Geosciences—online

Established geoscientists can now prepare to advance in their careers by completing this professional master’s degree program from anywhere in the world.

Derek Newberry, Amrita Subramanian, and Clay Colmon explore new strategies for creating and maintaining virtual relationships with colleagues.

LPS instructors and alumni led the panel “Professional, Personal, Virtual: Fostering Human Connections”

Derek Newberry, Amrita Subramanian, and Clay Colmon explore new strategies for creating and maintaining virtual relationships with colleagues.

Jesse Hamilton and Greg Luttman

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies celebrates our veterans

Jesse Hamilton and Greg Luttman share how their military experiences led them to study at Penn, and how important the contributions are that veterans make to the student body.

Kris Rabberman

LPS’ Kris Rabberman featured in WHYY story about Pennsylvania’s first and only witch trial

Rabberman, who recently taught a course called Witchcraft and Gender in the Early Modern World, commented on the significance of the trial.

Penn’s International Student Guest Program (IGSP), now in its fifteenth year, welcomes international students to campus

Students in the International Student Guest Program transcend cultural barriers

The quintessential US college experience, the openness of the Penn community, and the access to outstanding faculty and courses—these international undergrads are celebrating their time at Penn.

Hands-on learning and interdisciplinary expertise prepared Izzy Castiglioni (MES ’20) to do what she loves best: protecting environmental resources in her home state.

Bringing home a broad perspective on resource management

Hands-on learning and interdisciplinary expertise prepared Izzy Castiglioni (MES ’20) to do what she loves best: protecting environmental resources in her home state.