In a greening effort focused on Penn’s sustainability goals and regional programs designed to plant new trees in Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs, Penn is partnering with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to give about 400 trees to Penn employees for free in April and May. The trees will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis to interested Penn staff and faculty who pre-register at www.upenn.edu/sustainability/treegiveaway.html. The website will explain when and where employees can pick up the trees.
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.
