The banana — Winston Pear (C’02, left rear) — was busy helping other customers. So it was left up to the bunch of grapes — Ryan Crocetto (C’99, center) — to turn diners Julie Bookbinder (EAS’02) and Mark Kurish (C’01) on to the delights of the banana and its kin. The two fruits, student employees of Dining Services, along with Lucky the Leprechaun — a.k.a. Dining Services Culinary Steward Shana Abelson — and a whole host of suppliers of good and healthy foods, spent lunchtime March 29 at Hill House, the third-to-last stop on a month-long traveling fair organized by Dining Services Nutritionist Emily Sherr to promote National Nutrition Month.
On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.
Penn researchers Vanessa and Alexis North are studying one of the largest collections of Egyptian blue objects ever found in the ancient Near East, shedding new light on how the world’s first synthetic pigment may have traveled far beyond Egypt.
A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given
Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.
Penn student develops a way for computer chips to run more efficiently
Fluid Silicon, a platform from President’s Sustainability Prize winner Nhlanhla Mavuso, allows computer chips to continuously monitor their health and self-tune as their characteristics change. The technology has the potential to reduce energy usage in data centers and improve reliability in mission-critical applications.
