8.17
Mapping the ocean with marine robots
M. Ani Hsieh’s robotics lab investigates how to use ocean currents as a natural energy source for marine robots, which would enable widespread exploration.
Camille Z. Charles on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Bringing nursing to the most remote places
Penn Medicine’s Carl June receives 2018 Albany Prize
Meet Piccolissimo: The World’s Smallest Self-powered Controllable Flying Vehicle
How many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers?
A whol(istic) new approach to cancer treatment
Deidre Wood’s commitment and compassion earns Pillar of Excellence award
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Navigating urban waters, with an interdisciplinary approach
With independent research projects and immersive experiences on and near Philadelphia’s waterways, summer fellows with the Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities are collaborating to develop new ways of learning and sharing knowledge.
Michelle Nwokedi nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
The former basketball standout was selected by the Ivy League for her work on and off the court.
Architects of innovation
The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is rising as a towering example of the value of behavioral research in health-care building design.
Social work students help refugees in Europe
Doctoral students from the School of Social Policy & Practice shared their expertise with leaders at an NGO that provides trauma-informed services for refugees in Athens.
Bringing art to inner city teens
Renee Andrea Mills of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a passion for helping people and a passion for art, and for the past 25 years, she has combined both in community outreach, sharing the joy of creativity.
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Seven ways you are hurting your sleep this summer
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Penn Medicine hospitals ranked among top hospitals in the nation
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Merrick, Quinn to be inducted into Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame
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8.17
‘Coco’ in Clark Park
The family-friendly animated feature “Coco” screens in Clark Park, preceded by a performance presented by the Mexican Cultural Center Philadelphia. Food will be available from Ice Cave.
8.18
‘Napping Princess’
Lightbox Film Center screens Japanese director Kenji Kamiyama's family-friendly, cross-genre animated film about a young girl on a quest with her childhood friend to save her father, alternating from a dream world to the real world.
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Working Dog Center
Opened on September 11, 2012, the Penn Vet Working Dog Center serves as a national research and development center for detection dogs.
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Big Ideas
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Brain stimulation decreases intent to commit assault
Research from Penn Medicine and the Criminology department shows that using minimally invasive electrical currents on the prefrontal cortex can reduce the desire to carry out such violence and increase the perception that it’s morally wrong.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
In the brain, ‘dislike’ and ‘dehumanization’ are not the same thing
It has long been thought that characterizing people as less than human was an expression of extreme dislike. Annenberg neuroscientists now find that neurologically, these two viewpoints actually differ.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Project grants and faculty awards from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Artists, poets, centers and professors were awarded fellowships and grants to fund future projects, installations, and various works of art that will enrich cultural programs and public art.
