Yes, the University has some beautiful buildings. It also has its share of natural wonders, which you can check out May 3, when Ann Rhoads, Tim Block and Anna Anïsko (senior scientist of the Pennsylvania Flora Project, director of botany and botanical illustrator at the Morris Arboretum, respectively) lead a walk and talk around the campus, pointing out some of the University’s botanical treasures. Rhoads, Block and Anïsko are celebrating the publication (by Penn Press) of their definitive guide, “Trees of Pennsylvania,” an illustrated volume containing information on the state’s more than 200 tree species, both native and naturalized. So bring your walking shoes, and get ready to appreciate the campus in an entirely new way.
—Morris Arboretum botanists Ann Rhoads, Tim Block and Anna Anïsko lead a tree walk and talk, sponsored by Penn Press, UC Green and the Penn Bookstore. 5:30 p.m. at the Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. Info: 215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
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.
