Penn Nursing Dean Inducted Into Girl Scouts "Take the Lead" Hall of Fame
PHILADELPHIA — Afaf Meleis, the dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, was inducted into the “Take the Lead” Hall of Fame by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania earlier this week at an awards ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Dean Meleis was one of four award recipients honored for demonstrating the highest levels of achievement in their fields and serving as role models to the next generation of women leaders.
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.
