From Tuesday, April 30, to Saturday, May 4, families can enjoy performances perfect for the young (and young at heart), including the Perth Theatre Company’s “The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer,” Art Sanctuary and the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s “Reading in Concert: The Hip H’opera Project,” Theatre Lovett’s “The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly,” and C!RCA’s “46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes.”
In addition, families can take part in a variety of fun and interactive activities, such as crafts, face painting, and jugglers in the Children’s Festival FUN ZONE on the Annenberg Center Outdoor Plaza. Tickets are $10 per performance and include access to the FUN ZONE. For more information, visit www.annenbergcenter.org.
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.
