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Exploring the authenticity of a pair of storied gloves
Historic gloves in a case.

The gloves under ultraviolet light. 

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Exploring the authenticity of a pair of storied gloves

Kislak Center curator Alicia Meyer is researching a pair of gloves in the Penn Libraries collection rumored to have been William Shakespeare’s, enlisting the help of Tessa Gadomski in the Libraries conservation laboratory to see if the gloves could be from the 1600s.
Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
Top row, left to right: Zoltan Pierre Aramy, Kathryn H. Bowles, and Scott D. Halpern. Bottom row left to right: Eugenia South, Alexis A. Thompson, and E. John Wherry III.

Top row, left to right: Zoltan Pierre Aramy, Kathryn H. Bowles, and Scott D. Halpern. Bottom row, left to right: Eugenia South, Alexis A. Thompson, and E. John Wherry III.

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Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine

The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

From Penn Medicine News , Eric Horvath

Penn solutions to climate change
Banner that reads climate week at Penn

At a Climate Week event, Penn’s Climate Solutions Showcase, a group of faculty and researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Weitzman School of Design presented innovative strategies to combat the causes and effects of climate change.

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Penn solutions to climate change

As society grapples with the impacts of a worsening climate—from the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to rising sea levels and deadly heat waves—the need for actionable solutions has never been greater, Penn researchers say.
Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies
Charlie Johnson, Yue Jiang, and Vince Kerler.

Yue Jiang (center), a Ph.D. student in Charlie Johnson’s (left) lab in the School of Arts & Sciences, has led research hinting at a new way to control sound waves at frequencies in which phones and other wireless technologies operate. These findings could lead to better signal processing and improve technologies for both classical and quantum information systems.

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Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies

Researchers push the limits of sound wave control, unlocking the potential for faster, clearer wireless communication and quantum information processing technologies.
Extending battery lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials
Electric cars in lines with batteries exposed.

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Extending battery lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials

Eric Detsi, associate professor in materials science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has developed batteries that heal from the damage sustained by charging, extending their lifespan.

Ian Scheffler

60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry
Marcia Chatelain and Mary Frances Berry converse on a stage in front of an audience

Emeritus professor Mary Frances Berry reflected on the 60-year anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.

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60 years of civil rights with Mary Frances Berry

The emeritus Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.

Kristina García

Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria
Book cover for “How to Become a Big Man in Africa” written by Wale Adebanwe.

Wale Adebanwi is a Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies. 

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Wale Adebanwi on social mobility, ethnonationalism, and democratic politics in Nigeria

The Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Africana Studies revisits his journalistic roots with his new book about youth, violence, social dynamics, and governmental evolution.

Blake Cole

Toward carbon-negative architecture
A rendering of the carbon-absorbing and storage system

A rendering of the carbon-absorbing and storage system developed by the Penn team and its partners suggests how minimized material use and maximized surface area are expressed in the structure's slabs, columns, and beams.

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Toward carbon-negative architecture

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Weitzman and Penn Engineering are working to develop a new building system that would reduce carbon in all aspects of concrete construction.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Nathan Wei on renewable energy, fluid mechanics and the shaping of humble engineers
Nathan Wei.

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Nathan Wei on renewable energy, fluid mechanics and the shaping of humble engineers

The assistant professor in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics at Penn Engineering aims to make an impact on energy and sustainability, and is committed to mentoring the next generation of problem solvers.