We're feeling all mushy about our last issue of the semester. Okay, not as mushy as some (see left) about summer's arrival, but we're sort of sad. Well, not sad, exactly, but we're in a bad mood. All right, we can't wait for summer, too!
Looking back at our first semester's-worth of Pennsylvania Currents, we see a sea of faces and stories about the people behind the scenes at the University.
We set out to feature as many of you -- Penn's students, faculty and staff -- as possible in lively, personal features and that's pretty much what we did. It's been fun getting to know you and we hope you liked us.
Next semester, we'll be back telling more of your stories. So, don't be strangers. If you're a staff member with cool things happening in your life, give us a call! A student going above and beyond the call of academia? E-mail us! A faculty member or researcher doing great work? Send your stuff!
Your stories are what we're all about. See you in September.
Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.
No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise
Research led by Penn neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley and collaborators finds that hypothalamic neurons are essential for translating physical exertion into endurance, potentially opening the door to exercise-mimicking therapies.
In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a way of fostering community in her Shakespeare in Love course, Becky Friedman took her students to the University Club for lunch one class period. They talked about the movie "Shakespeare in Love," as part of a broader conversation on how Shakespeare's works are adapted.
In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
