WHO SHE IS: Operational assistant, Pottruck Center
YEARS AT PENN: 1.5
WHAT SHE DOES: Allen-Sheppard makes sure Pottruck patrons are supplied with towels, locks and fitness equipment.
WHY EARLIER IS BETTER: “I’m the 6 a.m. shift. I interact with the early birds. I enjoy it because you know the people coming through the doors are committed to what they’re doing.” Plus, she says, “They’re so very pleasant.”
AFTER HER SHIFT:“I’m doing the elliptical and the weights. I’m up to two days a week. My goal now is three days a week and to focus more on the elliptical. Everyone’s very helpful if I go out on the floor after work. We talk about diets, lightening up on myself. They say ‘Just go for it.’”
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.
