Viola, lap steel guitar and banjo, along with piano, traditional percussion and lovely, delicate vocals, make up the sound of local musicians Buried Beds, named “Best Band 2004” by Philadelphia Magazine. The group fuses an indie rock sensibility with the sorrow and beauty of Appalachian songwriting. One review called the music “angsty, heart-on-the-sleeve melancholia that sounds both winsome and wise.” These successful locals—part of the West Philly denizen of musicians, artists and creative types who make up the New Planet Collective—play two shows in very different venues this month. First, they’re the musical guests at Kelly Writers House on Dec. 12 for a night of conversation between WXPN host Michaela Majoun and women music writers. Then, on Dec. 23 at World Café Live they’ll play a 7:30 p.m. show with fellow local acts Anne Heaton and Bebek.
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.
