More than 800 presenters from Penn and other research institutions around the world
WHAT:Work and Family Researchers Network Inaugural Conference
WHEN:June 14-16
WHERE:Millennium Broadway Hotel, 145 W. 44th St., New York
More than 800 presenters will participate in some 125 sessions during the three-day meeting to discuss cutting-edge research on various topics involving work and family issues.Approximately 30 percent of the attendees are from countries outside the US including Chile, Pakistan, Ghana, China, Japan, Kenya, Italy, Singapore and Nigeria.
The conference registration form, agenda and additional information is available at
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
New research involving Penn Engineering shows detailed variation in lipid nanoparticle size, shape, and internal structure, and finds that such factors correlate with how well they deliver therapeutic cargo to a particular destination.
A generous gift from alumni Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman brings the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa to the University of Pennsylvania. The latest addition to the Penn Art Collection expands Philadelphia's public art.
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
