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BFS students share in the YouTube videos below the most compelling findings from research they’ve conducted at Penn and join a video archive of BFS students’ memorable research that will keep growing for years to come. The creator of each year’s best BEN Talk – as selected by a faculty committee chaired by BFS Director and Professor Peter Struck  – receives a $500 award.

What’s been your most intriguing research discovery at Penn?

Andrew Park, "The Art of Nothing" (Winner 2018)

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Aaron Wolff, "John Stuart Mill and Moral Progress"

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Nadia Govotsos, "Gender Diverstiy on Corporate Boards in France: An Analysis"

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Mara Zafiu, "Health Access for Vulnerable Populations: a Study on the Narikuravar Community in Tamil Nadu, India"

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Maya Afilalo, "Worry in Daily Life" (Winner 2015)

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Audrey Harnagel, "A Method to Identify Bet-Hedging Escherichia coli" (Winner 2016)

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Wing So, "Art About Elsewhere: The Cultural Politics of Representing Israel and Palestine"

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Eileen Wang "Choice, Control and Childbirth: Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Request in Shanghai, China"

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Jane Wu, "The Effect of Metal Cations on Ptaquiloside Hydrolysis"   

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