British veterinarian Nuala Summerfield, M.R.C.V.S., a Thouron scholar at the New Bolton Center, administers an injection to "Barbie," a five-day-old foal who suffered from a lack of oxygen during birth, as Jon Palmer, V.M.D., associate professor of medicine in the School of Veterinary Medicine, looks on. Thanks to the supportive care available at Penn's large-animal hospital, Barbie has an 85 percent chance of a full recovery.
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.
