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Ocean waves with a Stouffer College House Fellow

Penn Today's Nathi Magubane interviewed Stouffer College House Fellow Arnold Mathijssen about the physics of ocean waves.

An ocean wave
Riepe Faculty Director answers questions about the College Houses

Prof. Carol Muller, Riepe College House's Faculty Director, talked to Penn Today about what it's like living in a first-year College House, what the Houses are all about, and the power of cookies.

Prof. Carol Muller, Faculty Director of Riepe College House
Lauder Fellow builds with food waste

Lauder College House Fellow Laia Mogas-Soldevila’s team works with Penn's dining services to turn waste materials that restaurants frequently discard into sustainable building materials.

A close-up of the rind of a pineapple
Stouffer Faculty Director to lead Nursing global engagement

Prof. Carmen Alvarez, the Faculty Director in Stouffer College House, has been named by the School of Nursing as the Associate Dean for Global Engagement and as director of the Center for Global Women's Health.

Stouffer Faculty Director Prof. Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP, CNM, FAAN
Rodin Fellow helps demystify Bach

Rodin College House Fellow Dr. Jamuna Samuel is opening up the world of J.S. Bach to students by teaching MUSC3660: Performance, Analysis, History.

a portrait of composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Stouffer Fellow fights swimming bacteria

Dr. Arnold Mathijssen, a College House Fellow in Stouffer College House, leads a team that has discovered ways that bacteria like E. coli can swim through tiny pathways to invade deeply into the body.

Dr. Arnold Mathijssen, Stouffer College House Fellow
Rodin Faculty Director brings AI to political science

Prof. Daniel Gillion, Faculty Director of Rodin College House, teaches a course called "Machine Learning in Political Science, Sociology, and Economics," examining the ways that AI technologies can be applied to diverse fields in the social sciences.

A stylized image of a microchip
Harrison Fellow brings Italian cinema to the City of Brotherly Love

Harrison College House Fellow Nicola Gentili was interviewed by a local Italian-American cultural newspaper about his work bringing Italian cinema to the people of Philadelphia.

Harrison Fellow Nicola Gentili
Stouffer Faculty Director helps improve medical care in the Caribbean

Stouffer Faculty Director Prof. Carmen Alvarez is co-author of a publication outlining an initiative led by Prof. Eileen T. Lake in the Nursing school to partner with the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization to improve the supply of nurses and midwives in the Caribbean region.

Stouffer Faculty Director Prof. Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP, CNM, FAAN
Making a College House a Home

Prof. Carol Muller, Faculty Director of Riepe College House, spoke with Penn Today about what it's like to live with undergraduates and how a College House can make the transition to life at Penn a more rewarding experience.

Prof. Carol Muller, Faculty Director of Riepe College House