The Burrison Gallery, an entity of the University Club, is calling for submittals of artwork to be considered for exhibition during the Spring 2016 academic term. Any Penn faculty, staff, alumna, alumnus, or a member of their family may submit work for consideration. Selected artists will be given a four- to five-week, one-person show at the Gallery with the option of an opening reception. The deadline for submittals is Saturday, Jan. 30; selected artists will be notified by Monday, Feb. 15. See the Gallery’s website for an application form.
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.
