Two Members of Penn Arts and Sciences Community Nominated for Grammys

Two members of the Penn Arts and Sciences community were nominated for Grammy awards this year.

Tony Peebles, C'03, plays saxophone in the 19-piece band Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Their album, PMO, won the award for Best Tropical Latin Album. Peebles was also Performance Coordinator for the Department of Music before moving to Oakland, California.

Joseph Hallman, LPS'13, is a longtime Liberal and Professional Studies employee and composer whose work was featured on Sprung Rhythm, nominated for Best Surround Sound Album. Sprung Rhythm features six works by emerging composers, including Hallman's "Three Poems of Jessica Hornik" and "imagined landscapes: six Lovecraftian elsewheres." The works were commissioned by Inscape, the chamber orchestra that performed the album.

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Three from Penn Arts & Sciences Elected 2024 AAAS Fellows

They include Marlyse Baptista, President’s Distinguished Professor of Linguistics; M. Susan Lindee is the Janice and Julian Bers Professor of History and Sociology of Science; and Christopher Murray, Richard Perry University Professor.

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Penn Arts & Sciences Receives $8 Million Commitment from The Robert K. Johnson Foundation

The gift will name and endow the Integrated Studies Program, which offers an immersive, interdisciplinary learning experience for Benjamin Franklin Scholars students pursuing degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Bowes' research interests include Roman archaeology and economic history, with a particular focus on the lived experiences of the ancient poor.

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2025 Dean’s Scholars Named

The honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. They will be recognized at the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum on April 8.

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Melissa Wilde Named Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College

Wilde’s research focuses on how religious groups respond to societal change.

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Karen Redrobe Receives Society for Cinema and Media Studies Distinguished Pedagogy Award

Redrobe, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies, was honored for “outstanding pedagogical achievements.”

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