The top seed in the Finals, Fallon, from Warren, New Jersey, went from sixth place to first place in the back half of Wednesday’s race, splitting a 32.06 on the third 50 and a 33.19 on the final 50. With the win, he earned a spot on the United States National Team at World Aquatics Championships, which will be held July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan.
At the Ivy Championships in February at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Fallon placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:53.34), third in the 100 breast (52.72), and 10th in the 500 free (4:22.10). He qualified for the NCAA Championships but was unable to compete because of injury.
Rising junior Daniel Gallagher also competed in thePhillips 66 National Championships. He placed 39th in the preliminary round of the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:02.47.
Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.
No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise
Research led by Penn neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley and collaborators finds that hypothalamic neurons are essential for translating physical exertion into endurance, potentially opening the door to exercise-mimicking therapies.
In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a way of fostering community in her Shakespeare in Love course, Becky Friedman took her students to the University Club for lunch one class period. They talked about the movie "Shakespeare in Love," as part of a broader conversation on how Shakespeare's works are adapted.
In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
