May graduate Joe Miller selected in MLB Draft May graduate Joe Miller selected in MLB Draft A First-Team All-Ivy pitcher who led the league in strikeouts, Miller was selected in the 11th round by the Detroit Tigers.
Inspired by the human heart, Penn Engineers design tear-resistant soft material Using a 3D printer, Penn Engineering researchers are able to precisely control the alignment of glass fibers embedded within this stretchy silicone. The stripes represent regions with different fiber alignment patterns, and thus different levels of resistance to the tear making its way across the sample. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) Inspired by the human heart, Penn Engineers design tear-resistant soft material Engineers have designed a soft material for robotics, medical devices, and wearable technologies that are both tear-resistant and able to resist deformation.
Penn Athletics ties all-time best finish in Learfield Directors’ Cup Penn Athletics ties all-time best finish in Learfield Directors’ Cup Out of more than 350 Division I institutions, Penn finished 60th, which ties the University’s best ranking in the history of the Directors’ Cup.
Testing, treatments, and more: A glossary for year three of the pandemic The lexicon of the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand as new knowledge about COVID-19 emerges. Testing, treatments, and more: A glossary for year three of the pandemic Penn Today adds a new installment to this series aimed at making sense of the language around COVID-19.
Grappling with a watershed’s uncertain environmental future Grappling with a watershed’s uncertain environmental future Artists supported by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities created tools for navigating unpredictable ecological challenges, then brought them to life in a series of public workshops at the Independence Seaport Museum.
How firms can overcome the ‘paradox of preparedness’ How firms can overcome the ‘paradox of preparedness’ George Day of the Wharton School and global management consultant Roger Dennis offer four pieces of advice for firms who want to get ahead of looming problems.
Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans Tyra Moore, a doctor of social work candidate at the School of Social Policy & Practice, recently won the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation for her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans. (Image: Jordan Lynam, Lynam Up Media) Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans The doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice received the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation and is writing a dissertation on teen parenting within the foster care system.
Examining experimental print in ‘Cut/Copy/Paste’ Whitney Trettien, assistant professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences, has just published her first book, "Cut/Copy/Paste." Q&A Examining experimental print in ‘Cut/Copy/Paste’ In her first book, Whitney Trettien of the School of Arts & Sciences experiments with printed and digital assets while examining bookwork from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine evaluated 15 years of data gathered from the city of Chicago for their study. Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too A study of data from Chicago by Perelman School of Medicine researchers revealed that, as violent crime decreases, so does the area’s death rate from heart disease.
What defines judicial activism? Not being an activist, says Kermit Roosevelt Members of the Supreme Court: Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Image: Erin Schaff/AP Images) Q&A What defines judicial activism? Not being an activist, says Kermit Roosevelt The David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice at Penn Carey Law explains judicial activism in a historical sense, and how justices today interpret the Constitution and federal and state policies.