WHAT:Update on the master plan for the University of Pennsylvania
WHEN:Oct. 25, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:Meyerson Hall
34th and Walnut streets
Room B-1
Dennis Pierprz will discuss the University of Pennsylvania's plans for expansion eastward, with the planned acquisition of approximately 24 acres from the U.S. Postal Service. The plan will integrate the area along the Schuylkill River with Penn's core campus.
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.
