Penn picked up its third straight football win on Oct. 18, knocking off Columbia, 15-10, at Franklin Field. Freshman Matt Hamscher (above) picked up 67 yards on 17 carries, and was cheered on, as always, by coach Dan “Lake” Staffieri, who has served as an assistant coach—and unofficial cheerleader—since 1977. Penn students enjoyed the win—and, of course, threw their toast (top left) as per tradition.
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.
