After serving as interim dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science since Aug. 1, 1998, Eduardo Glandt, Ph.D., hit the ground running upon his Nov. 8 appointment as dean.
Just days later, he listed a seven-point agenda ofthings he wanted to accomplish immediately.
One of his new missions was to take advantage of “the strategic location we have in Philadelphia. It’s a great place for an engineering school,” he said.
“Much of the intellectual ferment in technology is in the three areas the school has chosen — information science and technology; biotechnology and biomedical engineering; and advanced materials. For all three of those, the Delaware Valley and the Northeast corridor are a dream location.”
Besides raising funds for up-to-date buildings, his short list of immediate tasks includes reviewing the undergraduate curricula and providing greater support for faculty research.
Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.
No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise
Research led by Penn neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley and collaborators finds that hypothalamic neurons are essential for translating physical exertion into endurance, potentially opening the door to exercise-mimicking therapies.
In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a way of fostering community in her Shakespeare in Love course, Becky Friedman took her students to the University Club for lunch one class period. They talked about the movie "Shakespeare in Love," as part of a broader conversation on how Shakespeare's works are adapted.
In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
