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A rare on-campus assignment for preservation students holds ‘small revelations’
A historic black and white photo of Penn’s Weitzman Hall.

One of the photographs of Weitzman Hall made by historic preservation student Kate Whitney-Schubb and submitted to the Library of Congress for the Historic American Buildings Survey.

(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News)

A rare on-campus assignment for preservation students holds ‘small revelations’

Weitzman historical preservation students were able to use a campus building slated to be altered for its class focus, which changed the stakes of the project and the approach students took to documenting the historic building.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Quantum communications
3D rendering of artist's interpretation of quantum entanglement.

Leveraging principles of quantum mechanics to securely transmit messages has promised a revolution in encryption, keeping sensitive information secure. Now, a collaborative team of researchers including the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Liang Feng and Ph.D. candidate Yichi Zhang have developed a system that enables more stable, robust, high-efficiency, and long-range quantum communication—paving the way for practical, high-dimensional quantum networks.

(Image: Courtesy of Jian Fan)

Quantum communications

Penn and CUNY researchers collaborated to develop a device that uses quantum principles to relay information securely—an advance that could improve encryption in critical service areas like banking and health care.
Borrowing nature’s blueprint: How scientists replicated bone marrow
A chip with bioengineered bone marrow.

The new chip will allow for automated experiments, and can be connected to chip-based models of other organ systems, like the lungs.

(Image: Dan Huh)

Borrowing nature’s blueprint: How scientists replicated bone marrow

A collaborative research team from Penn Engineering, Penn Medicine, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a chip that mimics human bone marrow.

Ian Scheffler

The monstrous and mythical
An ancient bronze bust of a centaur.

'Man and Centaur,' bronze, circa 750 BC.

(Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The monstrous and mythical

In his book “Centaurs and Snake-Kings: Hybrids and the Greek Imagination,” Jeremy McInerney, professor of classical studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, investigates the power of hybridity in myth.

Blake Cole

The Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship at Franklin Field
Eagles rookie running back and returner Ted Dean bursts through Packers defenders during the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field.

Eagles rookie running back and returner Ted Dean bursts through Packers defenders during the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field.

(Image: Philadelphia Eagles)

The Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship at Franklin Field

The Birds defeated the Vince Lombardi-led Green Bay Packers 17-13 on Dec. 26, 1960.
BEND lipids improve LNP mRNA delivery and gene editing
A gloved hand holding a beaker of lipids in a lab.

A sample of the new lipids, which improve the success rate of lipid nanoparticles delivering their contents.

(Image: Sylvia Zhang)

BEND lipids improve LNP mRNA delivery and gene editing

Penn Engineering researchers have developed a new class of lipids called branched endosomal disruptor (BEND) lipids to better deliver mRNA and gene-editing tools.

Ian Scheffler

Finding the rhythm behind business fundamentals
Grace Gramins plays a guitar with a friend on keyboard on Penn’s campus.

Image: Courtesy of Grace Gramins

Finding the rhythm behind business fundamentals

Wharton undergraduate Grace Gramins finds harmony between music production and business.

From Wharton Stories

Can sports fandom be a religious experience?
A football on a field atop a Kansas City and Eagles logo.

Image: Courtesy of Omnia

Can sports fandom be a religious experience?

With the Philadelphia Eagles set to compete for the ultimate prize at Super Bowl LIX, religious studies professor Megan Robb has noticed a 'buzz of collective effervescence' in her Religion and Sports class, a space where students discuss ritual and ceremony, and debate where sports and religion intersect.

Michele W. Berger

Fifth Energy Week to bring Penn community together around solutions
Angela Pachon and Danny Cullenward at 2024 Energy Week event.

As part of Energy Week in 2024, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Research Director Angela Pachon moderated a discussion with Kleinman Center Senior Fellow Danny Cullenward on decarbonizing the industrial sector.

(Image: T. Kevin Birch)

Fifth Energy Week to bring Penn community together around solutions

More than two dozen events held Feb. 10-14 will give students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn about energy-related research and work at Penn and beyond.
Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide
An Army veteran speaking with a medical professional.

Image: iStock/Drazen Zigic

Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide

A Penn Medicine study of nearly 39,000 health records is the first to examine access to firearms and opioids, and completion of related interventions, among veterans at risk for suicide receiving care at the VA.

Eric Horvath