WHO THEY ARE: Photographer and Assistant Photographer, Penn Museum.
YEARS AT AT PENN: 13 years for Sarin and 5 for Chiappardi.
WHAT THEY DO: They take photographs of Museum objects for studies, publications and other museums around the world that request images.
HOW THEY GOT STARTED: Sarin volunteered with Museum photographers when she was a high school photography student. Chiappardi studied photography in college, and interned and freelanced here before she came on board full time.
MOST STRIKING THING THEY’VE EVER SHOT: Sarin was struck by the detail in the small Sommerville Gems; Chiappardi says she loved shooting Mayan pottery and Babylonian tablets.
FILM OR DIGITAL?: Both photographers agree—“I think film is far superior and more magical,” says Chiappardi. “Digital is fun and convenient.”
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.
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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.
