The 2015 Penn’s Way workplace charitable giving campaign is underway, with a goal of $1.5 million. This year’s theme is “Giving is Penn’s Way,” which is meant to honor the culture of generosity and thoughtfulness among Penn employees. The Penn’s Way Campaign runs through Nov. 14. All University and Health System employees, student workers, and contracted employees are eligible to participate.
The Penn’s Way campaign enjoys the support of three campaign management organizations: the Center for Responsible Funding, Penn Medicine, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Participants may donate broadly to any of these organizations or target a contribution to any of the thousands of funds and agencies they represent.
For more information on how to donate and how to enter weekly raffle prize drawings, go to www.upenn.edu/pennsway.
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.
