WHO HE IS: Communication Design Specialist in the Office of the Vice President for Public Safety.
TIME AT PENN: He’s been at this job for a little more than a year. Before that, he worked at the PennCard Center for a year-and-a-half.
WHAT HE DOES: What doesn’t he do? Hupp wears numerous hats in his job—and works on everything from graphic design and branding to Human Resources support, communications and event planning.
A TYPICAL DAY: “If there was no such thing as crime, I would have a regular day,” Hupp says. That’s because the departments are always at the ready to handle any unforseen incidents—from water leaks to other emergencies.
AFTER COLLEGE: This Rutgers grad began his post-college career instructing dance and intending to do performance full-time, but soon began running a mobile marketplace for artists. This led to work in advertising and marketing, and inspired Hupp to teach himself graphic design and web-developing software.
WHAT HE LIKES: “I think it’s a good challenge,” he says of his busy job. “I like the creative freedom I get.”
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.
