Event

Join us for a day of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs as they compete for first place and audience choice prizes within their category. 

This event is open to the Penn community and the general public. Lunch and refreshments, including vegan and vegetarian options, will be served throughout the day.

Can't make it to the event? Watch the Penn Grad Talks livestream on YouTube. 

Participate by voting for the overall AUDIENCE CHOICE winner!
Voting will be open from 3-4 p.m. ET for the Natural Sciences category.

Vote Here

Featured Speakers:

When High Notes Challenge Speech: What Opera Singers Teach Us About Language
May Pik Yu Chan, Linguistics

What Happens After Rubber Meets the Road?
Jaydee Edwards, Earth and Environmental Science

How To Know What You Don’t Know
Leonardo Ferreira Guilhoto, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

“Blue” Energy: How Water Can Power the Planet
Rachael Keneipp, Physics and Astronomy

Are You Even Listening? How Kids’ Lack of Attention Helps Them Learn
Marlie Tandoc, Psychology

Click HERE for a full list of all of this year's Penn Grad Talks finalist speakers.