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A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian
Brie Gettleson leans her elbow on a shelf in the library stacks

Brie Gettleson, Latin American studies librarian in the Center for Global Collections, is now offering office hours at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.

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A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian

Brie Gettleson speaks about her role as a subject librarian with the Penn Libraries and liaison for the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.

Kristina García

Breakthrough in energy-saving process could transform data storage
Ritesh Agarwal looks through a microscope in his lab.

Ritesh Agarwal is the Srinivasa Ramanujan Distinguished Scholar and a professor of materials science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering Today)

Breakthrough in energy-saving process could transform data storage

Researchers led by Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a groundbreaking, ultra-low-energy method for creating amorphous materials, which could boost the efficiency of phase-change memory technology, potentially revolutionizing data storage.

Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevit, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhkar, and Andre Dombroski.

Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevitt, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhakar, and Andre Dombroski.

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Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Vet student’s semester in Malawi is part of new educational partnership
Ashley Vanderbeck with vet students in Malawi.

Ashley Vanderbeck (third from left) with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources veterinary students.

(Image: Courtesy of Ashley Vanderbeck for Penn Vet News)

Vet student’s semester in Malawi is part of new educational partnership

Ashley Vanderbeck spent a semester at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi thanks to a novel program between Penn Vet and LUANAR to foster educational exchange and research opportunities.

From Penn Vet

An updated Database of Early English Playbooks: DEEP 2.0
William Shakespeare.

Image: Adobe Stock/Tony Baggett

An updated Database of Early English Playbooks: DEEP 2.0

The 20-year-old Database of Early English Playbooks has become an invaluable resource for research on Shakespeare and many other playwrights of his time. The catalogue has been revised and relaunched as DEEP 2.0, with support from Penn’s Price Lab for Digital Humanities.

From Omnia

Penn’s patriotic mission to train Navy medical staff
A Navy trauma team in a hospital room doing triage on a mannequin.

A Navy team cares for a patient during a simulation at the Penn Simulation Center. From left: Lieutenant Rachel Robeck, Commander Christine Deforest, Commander Anthony Njoroge, Lieutenant Commander Gu Feel Kang, and Lieutenant Joanne Mamie.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Penn’s patriotic mission to train Navy medical staff

A partnership between the U.S. Navy and Penn Medicine’s Trauma Division aims to provide military medical staff with the skills they need for deployment.

Kelsey Geesler

Teaching and learning abroad in Vietnam
Group of students and professor pose for a photo in front of a restaurant.

Professor of history Fred Dickinson (back, right) with his students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

(Image: Courtesy of Fred Dickinson)

Teaching and learning abroad in Vietnam

In a Q&A, Fred Dickinson of the Department of History discusses his semester as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Vietnam and building out Southeast Asian studies at Penn.
Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Squire Booker

Squire Booker is a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and Perelman School of Medicine.

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Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Through his work as an interdisciplinary chemist, Booker has has made advancements in human health and innovative new treatments of disease.
‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election
People in bleachers covered by an illuminated portion of the American flag.

Image: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” follow up with key economic concerns voters brought to the ballot for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Easing patient fears of radiation treatment, via virtual reality
People holding VR headsets at a display table.

Peter Decherney (far left), professor of cinema and media studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the instructor of the undergraduate Virtual Reality Lab spring course.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Easing patient fears of radiation treatment, via virtual reality

Before their first dose of radiation, cancer patients can shadow another patient’s treatment and get a private behind-the-scenes tour with the team members via virtual reality.

From Penn Medicine News