WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Locust Walk, near 34th Street
The University of Pennsylvania’s Library exhibit reflects the history and development of comics such as Superman, The Peanuts and Gasoline Alley. The exhibit explores the five major comic genres of cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels and animation.
Penn recently acquired 20,000 comic books and 5,000 graphic novels from Penn alum Steve Rothman of Philadelphia.
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.
