Cooking up something special Homepage image: Whether working alongside fellow foodies or hosting tasting parties for friends and faculty, the Food Innovation Lab is a place where breaking bread and building bonds go hand in hand.(Image: Jay Kan of Venture Lab) Cooking up something special The Food Innovation Lab at Tangen Hall provides a space for student entrepreneurs with an appetite for experimentation and creativity.
A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand Homepage image: Qi Gong comprises slow, deep breaths and smooth movements aimed at focusing the mind and maximizing the body’s energy flow. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global) A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.
Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia Artist-in-residence and visiting scholar Rebecca Kamen has blended AI and art to produce animated illustrations representing how a dyslexic brain interprets information.
At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time Homepage image: A drone photo of the trenches excavated in Fall 2022, the most recent fieldwork season. The closest trench shows the tavern with a type of clay refrigerator called a “zeer,” an oven, and benches. (Image: Courtesy of Lagash Archaeological Project) At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time When Holly Pittman and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pisa returned to Lagash in the fall of 2022 for a fourth season, they knew they’d find more than ceramic fragments and another kiln.
Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health (Homepage image) With a $130 billion economic impact, agriculture is Pennsylvania’s largest industry. At the Farm Show this year, Penn Vet faculty, staff, and students highlighted the integral role that veterinarians play in keeping that sector thriving. Partnering with farmers to advance livelihoods, food, and health At the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show last week, with the theme “Rooted in Progress,” the School of Veterinary Medicine’s importance to the state’s agricultural industry was on full display.
A more equitable society starts with social justice Members of the Social Justice Scholars Program (from left to right): Josh Arinze, Gianni Morsell, Joelle Eliza Lingat, and Paloma Brand. Morsell and Brand were part of the first cohort of scholars and are expected to graduate in 2023. Arinze, who will also graduate in 2023, and Lingat, who will graduate in 2024, are members of the second cohort. A more equitable society starts with social justice The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice is broadening access to graduate student education.
The art and science of video game development (Homepage image) Students in the Digital Media Design program are interested in computer programming, mathematics, computer graphics, animation, virtual reality and interactive technologies. The art and science of video game development In the group UPGRADE, students take an interdisciplinary approach to game creation.
Building a better world, one side gig at a time Building a better world, one side gig at a time The 10th piece for this series showcases a nurse who founded a low-cost dance studio, a staffer who fosters kittens, an HR specialist who teaches high schoolers life skills, and an English professor who volunteers for his old summer camp.
Turning carbon emissions into rocks Open-pit mines like the one seen here generate millions of tons of waste each year. Researchers in the Clean Energy Conversions Lab are working on technologies that could turn this waste into carbon-storing rocks, potentially keeping a substantial amount of CO2 out of the atmosphere. (Image: Peter Psarras) Turning carbon emissions into rocks In Penn’s Clean Energy Conversions Lab, researcher Peter Psarras and colleagues are repurposing waste from industrial mines, storing carbon pulled from the atmosphere into newly formed rock.
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music Dillalogue views photographs by Adrian Siegel at the archives at the Academy of Music ahead of the material being moved to Penn. Siegel served as the unofficial photographer at The Philadelphia Orchestra while a cellist from 1922-1959, and then official Orchestra photographer during his retirement, from 1959 to the mid-1970s. The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music The historic partnership provides the public access to nearly 175 years of Philadelphia’s rich musical history.