Pint-size philosophers Pint-size philosophers By engaging with Philadelphia elementary students and high school teachers, Penn professor Karen Detlefsen is opening young minds to a new kind of philosophical thinking.
PennDesign partners with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona (Photo: Nicholas Schwarzkopf) PennDesign partners with Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the School of Design has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to assist in activities leading to the study and preservation of Taliesin and Taliesin West.
Community outreach at Penn Medicine Timothy, Aiden, and Ginny McGillis (Photo courtesy: Penn Medicine) Community outreach at Penn Medicine Community outreach is an integral component of Penn Medicine’s three-part mission of research, patient care, and education, and countless members of the Health System family reach out on an individual basis.
The Venezuelan crisis, explained Tulia Falleti, director of Penn’s Latin American and Latino Studies program, the Class of 1965 Term Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences, and a Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. (Photo: Eric Sucar) Q&A The Venezuelan crisis, explained A Q&A with Tulia Falleti, a political science professor and the director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, on the past, present, and possible future of Venezuela.
Members of Penn Med community elected to honor medical society Members of Penn Med community elected to honor medical society On Tuesday, the Perelman School of Medicine inducted 25 medical students, three residents, three faculty, and two alumni into its chapter of the honor medical society Alpha Omega Alpha.
The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process.
A physical model for forming patterns in pollen Four sets of pollen grains (from top left to bottom right: Alisma lanceolatum, Galium wirtgenii, Gaillardia aristata, Gomphrena globosa), showing the scanning electron microscopy image alongside the simulation of the physical model for the same geometry (Image credit: PalDat.org (SEM image) and Asja Radja (simulation)). A physical model for forming patterns in pollen Physicists have developed a model that describes how patterns form on pollen spores, the first physically rigorous framework that details the thermodynamic processes that lead to complex biological architectures.
Risk and healthy behavior in the American adaptation of a telenovela Risk and healthy behavior in the American adaptation of a telenovela Researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center compare the CW Network show “Jane the Virgin” and the original Spanish-language telenovela “Juana la Virgen” and find an increase in risky adolescent behavior in the adaptation.
Celebrating Chinese culture February is the busiest month for the Penn Lions student dance troupe with many performances scheduled on and off campus for Lunar New Year celebrations. Celebrating Chinese culture The Penn Lions student dance troupe aims to spread good luck and good fortune around the Lunar New Year.
Testing finds signs of African-American burial ground beneath Chestnut Street property The burial ground stretches across two lots, one of which Penn bought in 1986 and used as a parking lot. It's now closed. (Photo: Gwyneth K. Shaw) Testing finds signs of African-American burial ground beneath Chestnut Street property Portions of the cemetery, dating to the 19th century, may still lie beneath land owned by Penn. University officials are working with the community to decide what’s next.