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  • A hands-on education of Pennsylvania and New Jersey ecology

    Sally Willig has been teaching Regional Field Ecology at Penn since 1999, educating students about plants, soils, and more at sites such as Ringing Rocks County Park and the Pine Barrens.

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    Five people in a meadow, one is taking a photo of a plant.
    With her Regional Field Ecology class, Sally Willig photographed an insect Chi-Hyun Kim pointed out in the meadow at Natural Lands’ Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary. In the meadow, Willig also pointed out butterfly weed, milkweed, and woodland sunflowers to her students.
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    Emissions from a power plant.

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    Exposure to air pollution worsens Alzheimer’s disease

    New research from Penn Medicine finds living in areas with high concentration of air pollution is associated with increased buildup of amyloid and tau proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, accelerating cognitive decline.

    Sep 9, 2025

    Penn physicist Charles Kane to receive the 2026 Lorentz Medal
    Charles Kane

    Charles Kane, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics at Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Penn physicist Charles Kane to receive the 2026 Lorentz Medal

    Awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the medal honors Kane’s pioneering research on topological insulators.

    Sep 4, 2025