“The Sound of Philadelphia: Classical, Jazz and Pop on Records” is the theme of the 37th annual conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, which takes place in Houston Hall May 28-31. The opening reception will take place amidst an exhibition of 19th-century American sheet music in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center’s Kamin Gallery. Panel discussion participants include Joe Tarsia, owner of the legendary Sigma Sound recording studio, and Cameo/Parkway Records producer-songwriter Dave Appell. Registration $150 for full conference, $60 for one day. Info: www.library.upenn.edu/ARSC.
The Division of Infectious Disease and the Departments of Microbiology in the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Veterinary Medicine are sponsoring a day-long Symposium on Herpesviruses on Wednesday, June 4, in the BRB II/III auditorium, 421 Curie Blvd. Registration: www.uphs.upenn.edu/medicine/ID.htm; info: Judy Lotsis, lotsis@mail.med.upenn.edu or 215-662-2473.
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
New research involving Penn Engineering shows detailed variation in lipid nanoparticle size, shape, and internal structure, and finds that such factors correlate with how well they deliver therapeutic cargo to a particular destination.
A generous gift from alumni Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman brings the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa to the University of Pennsylvania. The latest addition to the Penn Art Collection expands Philadelphia's public art.
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
