Art Matters: ‘Self-portrait’ by William Carlos Williams nocred Art Matters Art Matters: ‘Self-portrait’ by William Carlos Williams While most know Williams Carlos Williams for his modern poetry, one of his oil paintings hangs in a reading room on Penn's campus.
Stringing together the history of an ancient Incan textile Image: iStock/simonmayer Stringing together the history of an ancient Incan textile Kyle Marini, a Barra Dissertation Fellow in Art and Material Culture at The McNeil Center for Early American Studies, is developing an interdisciplinary methodology to recreate an ancient Incan rope to illuminate Inca modes of artistic representation.
Celebrating democracy on Election Day at Penn nocred Celebrating democracy on Election Day at Penn For many Penn students, Election Day 2024 is about more than two presidential candidates going at it hammer and tongs; it’s also a vital celebration of democracy.
A series on wellness and well-being (On homepage) Additional resources for students, staff, faculty, and postdocs are offered through offices and centers across Penn and the Health System.nocred A series on wellness and well-being A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
New class of encrypted peptides offer hope in fight against antibiotic resistance Image: iStock/Christoph Burgstedt New class of encrypted peptides offer hope in fight against antibiotic resistance New research by César de la Fuente finds that nearly 90% of peptides discovered exhibit significant antimicrobial properties, particularly through the disruption of bacterial membranes.
Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates Guyin (Cice) Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the inaugural student-run National Research Conference at Penn.nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
A monumental view of the Ten Commandments Image: iStock/Volodymyr Zakharov A monumental view of the Ten Commandments Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Assistant Professor Timothy Hogue sees the foundational text as more than just words.
Penn IUR, the United Nations Environment Programme unveil new framework to address gap in urban nature finance (Image: Courtesy of UN Environment Programme) Penn IUR, the United Nations Environment Programme unveil new framework to address gap in urban nature finance The Penn Institute for Urban Research has released a report for the United Nations Environment Programme Cities Unit’s State of Finance for Nature in Cities, From Grey to Green: Better data to finance nature in cities, during COP16 Colombia.
What happens if an indicted candidate wins the presidency? Image: iStock/Kelvin Cheng What happens if an indicted candidate wins the presidency? A paper co-authored by Penn Carey Law professor Claire Finkelstein explores three questions that require urgent examination both prior to and immediately after the 2024 presidential election.
Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024 Illustration: Nick Matej Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024 The new season of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences podcast examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election.