WHAT: Groundbreaking for new Horticulture Center Complex (slated for LEED Platinum Certification)
WHEN: 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 3
WHERE: 100 E. Northwestern Ave., between Germantown and Stenton avenues
DETAILS: This complex will be the first newly constructed green building on the University of Pennsylvania's campus to be certified through the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system.
The Horticulture Center Complex is slated to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the greenest level available, representing the University’s highest commitment to sustainability. This will be one of the very few LEED Platinum buildings in Philadelphia and a noteworthy example of sustainable design and construction.
Speakers include Penn President Amy Gutmann, Michael DiBerardinis, Pennsylvania’s secretary of conservation and natural resources, and Morris Arboretum Director Paul Meyer
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.
