Katherine Unger Baillie

Overcoming the challenges of integrating knowledge

At Penn, crossing disciplines is a celebrated endeavor. Indeed, President Amy Gutmann’s Penn Compact 2020 underscores the importance of integrating knowledge as a means toward achieving innovation and discovery.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Vet conference devoted to reducing food waste

In some of Penn’s dining halls, the food is all-you-can-eat. It’s almost too easy for diners to have eyes bigger than their stomachs, piling on any dish that looks appealing, then tossing the leftovers away at the end of their meal.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Dental researcher treats multiple sclerosis in mice

George Hajishengallis, a professor of microbiology in the School of Dental Medicine, spends most of his professional energy on research that concerns the mouth; specifically, he studies a severe form of gum disease called periodontitis.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Sniffing rotten coffee beans for the sake of history

In 1793, people walking around what is now known as Old City in downtown Philadelphia may have been subject to an unpleasant odor permeating the air. A shipment of coffee beans had been dumped on Water Street between Arch and Race streets, along the Delaware River, and left to rot.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Sniffing rotten coffee beans for the sake of history

In 1793, people walking around what is now known as Old City in downtown Philadelphia may have been subject to an unpleasant odor permeating the air. A shipment of coffee beans had been dumped on Water Street between Arch and Race streets, along the Delaware River, and left to rot.

Katherine Unger Baillie