Penn reports success on Climate and Sustainability Action Plan goals nocred Penn reports success on Climate and Sustainability Action Plan goals Sustainability Director Nina Morris recently shared with the Board of Trustees an update on progress.
A healthy turnout for an off-year, mayoral election Penn Leads the Vote volunteers pose with Penn President Liz Magill, Cory Bowman of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Dawn Deitch of the Office of Government and Community Affairs. nocred A healthy turnout for an off-year, mayoral election Penn Leads the Vote was on hand at the Houston Hall polling location, one of several polling places on campus where voters made their voices heard for the 2023 general election.
Experts address ‘our changing environment’ A flooded rural road in Thailand following the rainstorm Tien Mu. (iStock/Weeraa) Experts address ‘our changing environment’ Economist R. Jisung Park and political scientist Alice Xu address climate change in an event hosted by the School of Social Policy & Practice.
Channeling resilience and passion toward a vision for the future nocred Channeling resilience and passion toward a vision for the future Between her third and fourth years at the Perelman School of Medicine, Fulbright Scholar Zonía Moore worked out of Hospital Manuel Gea González in Mexico City.
Hosley runs roughshod over Cornell for 261 yards and two scores Image: Penn Athletics Hosley runs roughshod over Cornell for 261 yards and two scores The first-year running back scored on two long runs in Penn’s 23-8 victory on Saturday, including the longest offensive touchdown play in school history.
Moving forward, together nocred Moving forward, together At the Nov. 3 Stated Meeting of the Trustees, President Liz Magill said that she is a president “for all people in this community,” and encouraged finding common ground to support and protect each other and the University’s mission.
Scientists observe composite superstructure growth from nanocrystals in real time A collaborative team of researchers led by PIK Professor Christopher B. Murray has observed for the first time composite superstructure growth from nanocrystals in real time. The discovery could enable engineers to more reliably manufacture next-generation materials by combining different nanocrystals. Shown here is an artist's impression of spherical binary nanocrystal superlattices featuring semiconductor (emissive) and magnetic/plasmonic (non-emissive) nanocrystals. (Image: Courtesy of Emanuele Marino) Scientists observe composite superstructure growth from nanocrystals in real time The findings could enable engineers to more reliably manufacture next-generation materials by combining different nanocrystals.
Vaccine confidence falls as belief in health misinformation grows Image: Daniel Burke Vaccine confidence falls as belief in health misinformation grows A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that finds that the number of Americans who think vaccines approved for use in the United States are safe dropped to 71% from 77%.
The philosophy of pregnancy nocred Q&A The philosophy of pregnancy Fifth-year Ph.D. candidate Maja Sidzińska is working to fill a gap in philosophy of science scholarship about what individuality means.
The economy and you Image: iStock/ekapol The economy and you The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.