A 75-53 win against Brown for the women’s basketball team topped a 12-2 Ivy League regular season, with the Quakers earning their sixth Ivy title in program history and fourth in the last six years. The March 10 win brings the record to 50-35 all-time wins against Brown with its 16th-straight victory in the series. They will face Harvard in their semifinal game of the Ivy League Tournament.
Stakes were high on Saturday night at the Palestra, when the men’s basketball team took on Brown for a spot in #IvyMadness, the fourth spot in the Ivy League Tournament alongside Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. With a 58-51 win, the Quakers punched their ticket there, with a third straight win overall, and the fifth straight over Brown. Next up is #IvyMadness, when the Quakers will take the court against Harvard in their semifinal game of the Ivy League Tournament.
People living on small islands and territories face mounting climate impacts, but little is known about their stance on the issue. Research from a team including Parrish Bergquist, assistant professor of political science, aims to fill those gaps.
Penn researchers developed a system that allows light to be guided through a tiny crystal, undeterred by bumps, bends, and back-reflections. Their findings pave the way for robust, controllable light-based chips, smarter routing for data links, and more stable lasers.
A West Philadelphia High School student practices the drum as part of a July summer program in partnership with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and nonprofit Musicopia.
A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships finished its summer of programming for West Philadelphia students, impacting 640 students and six University-Assisted Community Schools.
