WHO SHE IS: Hard Surface Custodian, Housekeeping What she does: “We clean up and empty trash. I have a certain area, Levy Park and Penn Commons.”
WHY GOOD WEATHER MEANS MORE WORK: “When you get a nice day you get a lot of trash. People enjoy being out.”
WHY DEVER DOESN'T MIND: “I do like the spring. There are lots of big events—the Penn Relays, graduation, all the parties the schools have. It’s very, very busy… I enjoy the outside and just watching the people. At 10 of the hour they all change classes.”
ON BEING THE ONLY WOMAN IN A 23-PERSON CREW: “All the guys are very nice to me, very helpful. In general, we are a helpful group to each other. All the guys are good workers.”
When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida’s historic flood
New Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn’t a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how climate change, urbanization, and aging infrastructure are rewriting flood risk.
The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy
How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are responding.
A bioengineered bean gum from the lab of Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell is found to reduce the levels of three microbes associated with head and neck squamous cell cancer to almost zero, without affecting the beneficial bacteria normally found in the mouth.
Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell shows that antiviral and antibacterial chewing gums reduce the levels of three microbes linked to worse outcomes in oral cancers, paving the way for more effective and affordable therapies.
