A dive trip in Indonesia cemented Camille Gaynus’s desire to pursue a career in marine biology. Her hope is that Black in Marine Science helps normalize the idea of Black people pursuing their interest in the field. (Image: Courtesy of Camille Gaynus)
Black in Marine Science is building a community
Postdoc Camille Gaynus of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues formed a nonprofit dedicated to lifting up Black voices in marine science and inspiring a new generation to follow their curiosity about the ocean.
Reconsiderations of past, present, and future in a new environmental humanities book
Featuring contributions from scholars representing a range of disciplines, ‘Timescales: Thinking Across Ecological Temporalities,’ is an outgrowth of the Penn Program for Environmental Humanities.
A team from Penn and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History described Menefeeceratops sealeyi, a horned dinosaur found in New Mexico that predates its relative Triceratops. (Image: Sergey Kasovskiy)
Newly described horned dinosaur from New Mexico was the earliest of its kind
With a frilled head and beaked face, Menefeeceratops sealeyi lived 82 million years ago, predating its relative, Triceratops. Researchers including Peter Dodson, of the School of Veterinary Medicine, and Steven Jasinski, who recently earned his doctorate from the School of Arts & Sciences, describe the find.
An enzymatic treatment significantly weakened a bacteria-yeast biofilm on a tooth-like surface. This therapeutic approach, using beta-mannanase (right panel) breaks down the links between the bacteria and yeast, could be used to treat early childhood caries, a severe form of tooth decay. (Image: Courtesy of Geelsu Hwang)
A gentler strategy for avoiding childhood dental decay
By targeting the bonds between bacteria and yeast that can form a sticky dental plaque, a new therapeutic strategy could help wash away the build-up while sparing oral tissues, according to a new study by a team from the School of Dental Medicine.
Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, according to a study led by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers.
With the Penn Freshmen Exposure to Research in Biological Science program, students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM can jump-start their scientific careers with mentoring and opportunities to pursue original research.
A new study led by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Kotaro Sasaki elucidates the early biological processes involved in the development of ovaries and testes.
Carlene Blunt, a longtime donor to Penn Vet who established the Csaba Vedlik Equine Scholarship in 1999, was named Horsewoman of the Year in 1972. (Image: Courtesy of Carlene Blunt)
A legacy of equine veterinary care
For more than two decades, the Csaba Vedlik Equine Scholarship has offered veterinary students an immersive summer experience.
Penn is the only Ivy League university with a campus that is an accredited arboretum. This recognition underscores a commitment to rigorously care for the University’s thousands of trees, representing hundreds of species.
The stories trees tell
In a photo essay, Penn Today highlights some of campus’s most iconic trees.
Penn is the only Ivy League university with a campus that is an accredited arboretum. This recognition underscores a commitment to rigorously care for the University’s thousands of trees, representing hundreds of species.