A robot made of sticks Carroll adjusts StickBot to work in grasper mode, where the robot holds a coffee cup. A robot made of sticks Devin Carroll, a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is designing a modular robot called StickBot, which may be adapted for rehabilitation use in global public health settings.
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners announced The 2022 McGraw Prize recipients are (left to right) Barry Dunn, Cheryl Logan, and Roy Pea. Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners announced Cheryl Logan, Barry Dunn, and Roy Pea have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, higher education and learning science research.
Wharton students set community values Wharton students set community values An undergraduate-led effort at Wharton has identified six core values that students want the school to embody.
Listen on repeat: Exploring medieval refrain songs Listen on repeat: Exploring medieval refrain songs Music professor Mary Channen Caldwell brings together over 400 devotional Latin refrain songs from the Middle Ages in her new book, the first to explore the medieval refrain in song outside of vernacular contexts.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean From left to right: Antonia M. Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at Penn Nursing, Emily Hannum, Professor of Sociology and Education and Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, Tulia Falleti, director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, and Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and LaShawn Jefferson, executive director of Perry World House, at the conference opening plenary. Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean This year’s Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean conference hosted by Perry World House focused on the theme of “Shared Narratives: Arts, Culture and Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Gridiron grit garners two Quakers weekly rewards Gridiron grit garners two Quakers weekly rewards Jake Heimlicher of the football team has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week and Charles Tauckus of the sprint football team has been selected CSFL Rookie of the Week.
Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek Bolstering environmental education in Cobbs Creek Through a Projects for Progress award and other University support, students in West Philadelphia are gaining greater access to STEM learning resources at the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center.
Penn evens up 16th-ranked Harvard Penn evens up 16th-ranked Harvard In their first conference game of the season, the women’s soccer team tied 16th-ranked Harvard 1-1 on Saturday at Rhodes Field.
Environment influences coral’s resilience to acidification Postdoctoral researcher Kristen Brown (above) collected coral samples from a reef slope to see how they fared in acidic conditions. (Image: Courtesy of Kristen Brown) Environment influences coral’s resilience to acidification Ocean acidification is an effect of climate change that threatens the health of coral. A new study examines how coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef fare in acidic conditions.
Four Hispanic student perspectives at Wharton: The journey to an MBA Four Hispanic student perspectives at Wharton: The journey to an MBA Students share their perspectives on what it’s like to be Hispanic in The Wharton MBA Program for Executives.