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Sound research as a lens to understanding the world
Illustration of a person wearing headphones with swirling whales and birds surrounding them.

Image: Maggie Chiang for OMNIA

Sound research as a lens to understanding the world

Researchers across Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences are turning to sound for new answers to questions on subjects from birdsong to the benefits of music exposure.

Laura Dattaro

Shedding light on cellular metabolism to fight disease
Yihui Shen.

Yihui Shen is the J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering Today)

Shedding light on cellular metabolism to fight disease

In Yihui Shen’s lab, the assistant professor of innovation in bioengineering, aims to advance the understanding of metabolism and open doors to new cancer treatments and therapies.

From Penn Engineering Today

Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?
Green-tinted image showing thermal plumes in a Hele-Shaw cell, illustrating heat transfer in confined spaces.

Hugo Ulloa and Daisuke Noto of the School of Arts & Sciences have unearthed findings that address long-standing mysteries in the mechanics of fluids in confined, tight spaces: how their boundaries affect heat as it emanates from one place and dissipates throughout the space. The image above is a lab-scale hydrothermal system modeled utilizing a Hele-Shaw cell of 10 cm tall, 20 cm long and 4 mm gap. The interior of the Hele-Shaw cell is filled with degassed, deionized water heated from the bottom and cooled from above. A green laser sheet crosses the middle plane of the cell to visualize the motions of micro-scale particles seeded on the water, allowing researchers to estimate the fluid velocity and temperature.

 

 

(Image: Courtesy of Daisuke Noto)

Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?

New research led by Penn scientists offers insights into fundamental problems in fluid mechanics, findings that pave the way for more efficient heat transfer in myriad systems.
Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows
Dipti Pitta with cows.

Dipti Pitta and researchers in her lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine are investigating how adding a certain type of red seaweed to a cow's diet can curtail methane emissions, which are one of the top contributors to climate warming.

(Image: Courtesy of Dipti Pitta)

Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows

New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine has implications for addressing a leading contributor to climate warming.
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Matthew Breier reads city directory.

Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.

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Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods

Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell
two people looking at five artworks on a wall

The new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, “David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship,” is on view until Sept. 15.

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New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell

A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, on view through Sept. 15, explores the work and legacy of David Driskell, a leading American artist, scholar, and curator who was central to establishing African American art as a field of study.
Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
Bod Dylan in profile at a microphone.

Image: Nick Matej

Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet

In his new book, political theorist and professor Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.

From Omnia

Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences
Screenshot of University Atlas Project visualization.

Colin Twomey created the University Atlas Project, showing the thematic commonalities between research publications from current faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Viewers can search for publications by department, faculty member, program affiliation, keyword, or year. The map can be viewed at uatlas.com/penn/sas

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Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences

Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty.
New books from Wharton faculty
Stacks of new books.

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New books from Wharton faculty

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” showcases recent books on leadership, customer service, immigration, and the power of data.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Showing up for Penn in London
Penn president J. Larry Jameson speaking at a microphone in London.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson addresses the audience at Penn’s academic symposium in London on Friday, June 21, 2024.

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Showing up for Penn in London

A capacity audience attended an academic symposium in London titled “Frontiers of Knowledge and Discovery: Leading in a Changing World.”