Disability awareness at Penn Mae Eskenazi teaches Disability Studies at Penn. The class born out of a need for students to access curriculum, she says.(Image: Eric Sucar) Disability awareness at Penn About one-fifth of all college students identify as having a disability, a figure that has grown in recent decades. At Penn, students form advocacy clubs, work with the Weingarten Center, and study disability.
Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math Image: Courtesy of Hiro Chiba-Okabe Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math Chiba-Okabe explains his transition from practicing law in Japan to pursuing a Ph.D. in applied math and computational science and how those interests intersect.
Twisted sheets yield electrifying outcomes iStock/Bartlomiej Wroblewski Twisted sheets yield electrifying outcomes Researchers uncovered how twisting layers of a material can generate a mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect, unlocking new possibilities for controlling light and electrons in quantum materials.
Penn’s Gilliam Fellows bridge inclusion and innovation Penn’s Gilliam Fellows Brianna Hill-Payne (left) and Sam Preza.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Penn’s Gilliam Fellows bridge inclusion and innovation Two Ph.D. students are among 50 graduate students selected to receive this year’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship, which advances equity and inclusion in science through a mentorship skills development course.
Reducing a dog’s temperature after exercise with voluntary head dunking Penn Vet researchers trained physically and mentally healthy dogs to voluntarily dunk their heads in water, an effective method for rapidly cooling canines after exercise.(Image: Shelby Wise/Wise K9 Photography) Reducing a dog’s temperature after exercise with voluntary head dunking Penn Vet Working Dog Center researchers have identified an effective and field-applicable way to rapidly help dogs cool down after exercise.
From college community to career path Image: iStock/MangoStar_Studio From college community to career path Joyce Kim, an advanced doctoral student in sociology and education, wants to know what motivates undergraduates—especially those who are the first in their families to attend college—to choose the career trajectories that they do.
2024 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn nocred 2024 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn The seven Fellows come from six schools at Penn, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.
Pioneering efficient traffic control and sustainable energy solutions Image: iStock/ssuaphoto Pioneering efficient traffic control and sustainable energy solutions Nandan Tumu, a doctoral student in Electrical and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is developing algorithms to improve traffic management for a more sustainable world.
Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Dorit Aviv uses an infrared camera to demonstrate the effects of the Tenopy’s radiant cooling panels on Hanzhong Luo.nocred Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Researchers from three University of Pennsylvania schools collaborated with a Hunting Park nonprofit to design, build, and test a prototype of a cooling shelter to place at a bus stop.
Boosting the frequency of sound waves to make the next generation of wireless devices Under the guidance of Yue Jiang(left), a Ph.D. candidate in the Charlie Johnson research group in the School of Arts & Sciences, Vincent Kerler (right) conducted this work through the Penn Undergraduate Researching Mentoring Program, a 10-week opportunity from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. The program provides rising second- and third-year students with $5,000 awards to work alongside Penn faculty.nocred Boosting the frequency of sound waves to make the next generation of wireless devices Vincent Kerler, a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent the summer running simulations as part of Charlie Johnson’s research on topological insulators.