As of this month, faculty, staff, and students will have even more tasty food options near campus, from vegetarian sandwiches to high-quality coffee. HipCityVeg, which features scrumptious vegetarian sandwiches, salads, and smoothies, opened an eatery at 216 S. 40th St. For those in need of a caffeinated pick-me-up, HubBub Coffee, featuring beans from Portland, Ore.-based roasters Stumptown, will soon open up shop at 3736 Spruce St.
And coming soon—Federal Donuts will open its third location at 3428 Sansom St. This Philly-based eatery features a selection of seasoned or glazed fried chicken and donuts.
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.
