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Five events to watch for in January
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Five events to watch for in January

Winter welcomes a slew of new performances, lectures, and exhibits to Penn's campus, including the opening of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s latest exhibit, a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., and a walk for wellness.
Brendan O’Leary: Whatever you say, say everything
Brendan O'Leary standing with hands in pockets.

Lauder Professor of Political Science Brendan O’Leary. (Image: Omnia)

Brendan O’Leary: Whatever you say, say everything

The political science professor’s career, from aiding in the negotiating of peace in Northern Ireland to advising the Prime Minister of Kurdistan, has been guided by a simple principle: Say exactly what you mean.

Penn Today Staff

Alice Paul and the ERA
historical image of Alice Paul

Alice Paul

Alice Paul and the ERA

After almost a hundred years, the Equal Rights Amendment may finally be ratified as an amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. Mary Frances Berry, Kathleen M. Brown and Maria Murphy discuss what ratification could mean.

Kristina García

Engineers and nurses team up to build inflatable robots
A soft robot mimicking octopus skin, to develop the basis for a new type of soft robot.

Pikul and collaborators at Cornell took inspiration from octopus skin, which changes its texture to mimic rough surfaces, to develop the basis for a new type of soft robot. Pikul and colleagues at Penn are now looking at how such systems could be used to help move patients in healthcare settings. (Image: J. H. Pikul et al. Science 2017)

Engineers and nurses team up to build inflatable robots

Penn Engineering and Penn Nursing’s collaboration in this new area of “soft robotics” is critical for designing machines that can safely interact with people in health care settings.

Penn Today Staff

Iranian commander killed—five things to know
Major General Qassim Suleimani

ajor General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Quds Force.

Iranian commander killed—five things to know

A United States drone struck and killed a powerful Iranian military commander at an Iraqi airport, bringing vows of retribution from Iran and threatening to plunge the region into chaos. An expert on Iran shares her thoughts on the attack.

Kristen de Groot

Amazing cows hold promise in pioneering sustainable food systems
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Amazing cows hold promise in pioneering sustainable food systems

Researchers at Penn Vet are discovering that cows and other livestock found in animal agriculture are critical partners in developing sustainable, regenerative agro-food systems.

Penn Today Staff

Evan and the chocolate factory
A dish of bespoke 3D printed chocolates

Evan and the chocolate factory

Engineering student Evan Weinstein fixated on the idea of liberating bespoke chocolates from the confines of both the bar and the mold. Rather than cast a chocolate shape, why not build it? Cocoa Press is his solution. 
A gift for disruption: Visionary Roderick Wong gives back to PennHealthX
Amy Gutmann watches as Roderick Wong signs his gift to the Perelman School of Medicine.

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Roderick Wong at the signing ceremony for Wong’s gift to fund PennHealthX.

A gift for disruption: Visionary Roderick Wong gives back to PennHealthX

Wong, an alum with a medical degree and an MBA, has given Penn Medicine a $6 million gift to endow the Roderick T. Wong PennHealthX Program, one of the largest single gifts to support medical education.

Penn Today Staff

A close look at thin ice
Microscopic image of ice with hexagonal linked shapes

An international team of scientists, including atmospheric chemists from Penn, describe the first-ever visualization of the atomic structure of two-dimensional ice as it formed. (Image: Courtesy of Joseph Francisco)

A close look at thin ice

A pairing of theory and experiment led to discovering atomic-scale details of the growth of ice on surfaces, which can inform the design of materials that make ice removal simple and cheaper.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A new era in cystic fibrosis treatment
illustration of lungs as a symbol of cystic fibrosis research

A new era in cystic fibrosis treatment

FDA approval of new therapies for cystic fibrosis is a major breakthrough for patients, meaning fewer complications, delayed progression and even longer life expectancies.

Penn Today Staff