The Penn community is invited to celebrate the success of the Making History Campaign at a campus-wide party on Friday, April 19, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Penn Park, 31st Street between Walnut and South streets. The gala will feature Grammy Award-winning artists John Legend, C’99, and Train, entertainment by more than a dozen student groups, exhibition sports matches, food and beverages, and a fireworks finale.
The event is open to Penn students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and their families. Advance registration is required. All attendees must bring their event confirmation emails for admission; faculty, staff, and students must bring their PennCards, as well. Family members who are attending must be registered and all adults will need photo ID to gain entry.
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.
