Their conversation touched on foreign policy, gun violence, and cancer research. Biden called that last topic “the passion” of his life.
Biden talks March for our Lives, Russia, and Cancer Moonshot
In Joe Biden’s opinion, if there’s one line from JFK’s famous “moon speech” that can best describe where the nation is at in curing cancer, it’s that “we are unwilling to postpone.”
To a jam-packed Irvine Auditorium, Biden deliberately and passionately declared: “Every second counts.”
Inside a ger on site at the Pennovation Center, researchers are using sensors and other instruments to measure how to make these traditional dwellings more energy-efficient and impervious to the cold.
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Making Mongolian ger dwellings more energy-efficient
Gers, called yurts in Russian, are the traditional one-room round, tent dwellings of Mongolian herders. In the last twenty years, about half of Mongolia’s population has settled in permanent “ger districts” around the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, bringing their nomadic tents with them.
Three new assistant professors at Penn—Music’s Mary Channen Caldwell, History of Art’s Sarah Guérin, and History’s Ada Maria Kuskowski—all focus on medieval studies, specifically the 13th-century in France. Photo by Eric Sucar.
A medieval confluence
Three newly-hired Penn assistant professors, all transplants to Philadelphia, found each other soon after they arrived and discovered that, although they were in different areas of study, they all focused on the Middle Ages, specifically 13th-century France.
Mark Bookman and Alice McGrath are spearheading the new accessibility mapping of the Penn campus.
Crowd-sourced map showcases campus accessibility in real time
Mark Bookman and Alice McGrath are on a quest to map physical and social barriers across campus. The goal is a crowd-sourced platform that automatically updates to present a real-time user accessibility resource.
Founded in 1899, the Friars Senior Society recognizes a diverse group of outstanding leaders, and embody the Friar Creed of service, friendship, and community.
Candy Alfaro Welcomes First-Generation, Low-Income Students
Growing up in the small town of Soledad, Calif., college seemed like a far-off idea for Candy Alfaro. Now a junior, she credits her parents, Mexican-born farm workers, for her determination to be the first in her family to go to college.
Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann join for a conversation on March 29
Open to all in the Penn community, the conversation, which will touch on global affairs and other topical subjects, will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Field hockey star looks back on record-breaking career, forward to Olympics
Soon after she concluded her record-breaking field hockey career at Penn, senior forward Alexa Hoover took a moment to reflect upon her extraordinary athletic achievements.
