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)

Aaron Wolff, "John Stuart Mill and Moral Progress"

    

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

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

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

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

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

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