These alert travelers are using the new shuttle service linking 30th Street Station to the campus. The LUCY (Loop through University City) shuttle stops near the areas major employers, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ride free with a valid ID from Penn, Drexel, the Health System, the VA Medical Center and the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, or use a SEPTA pass. No ID? Pay 50 cents. For route maps and schedules, call SEPTA at 215-580-7800 or visit Lucy on the Web.
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.
