Penn undergraduates and volunteer tutors Kristin Kakos (EAS'00, left) and Josh Pechar (C'01, second from left), help Charles Lea School students (left to right) Lamont Brooks, Davida Foster, Erica Lovett and Lamont's twin Lamar, and Lea counselor Larry Serinsky turn over a new leaf during a cleanup of the school grounds April 10. The school cleanup was part of the ongoing UC Green project, a community-beautification effort supported by the University.
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.
