Ankur Jain, a sophomore in the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, appeared on CNN on March 20 to discuss the Kairos Society, an organization he founded to encourage entrepreneurship among college students. Jain spoke with CNN anchor Heidi Collins about how the Kairos Society is helping young entrepreneurs “re-invent the American Dream” by connecting student entrepreneurs from across the country with one another, as well as with leaders of successful innovative businesses. Kairos is holding its first summit April 3-4 in New York City, where former President Bill Clinton and William Gates Sr., chairman of the Gates Foundation, will deliver keynote addresses.
When Collins asked Jain how the recession might affect the efforts of young entrepreneurs, Jain noted that historically “some of the best companies have been started during tough times” and that the challenge for the Kairos Society is to help student entrepreneurs find success through “non-traditional pathways.”
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.
