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. 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 Social Sciences category.

Vote Here

Featured Speakers:

Rural Rupees to Cashless Clicks: Microfinance's High-Tech Tale
Ian Anderson, International Studies, The Lauder Institute

Losing the Forest for the Seas: How Maritime Construction Changed the Landscape of Colonial North America
Chelsea Cohen, Anthropology

A Moral Dilemma of “Selling Out”: Race, Class, and Career Considerations among Elite College Students
Joyce Kim, Sociology

Illegal Drug Use and Government Policy: Evidence from a Darknet Marketplace
Artem Kuriksha, Economics

A Picture Worth AaThousand Words: The Effect of Murals on Crime
Maya Moritz, Criminology

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