A series on wellness and well-being (On homepage) Additional resources for students, staff, faculty, and postdocs are offered through offices and centers across Penn and the Health System.nocred A series on wellness and well-being A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
Finding a new behavioral adaptation in fruit flies From left to right, Dawn Chen, Yun Ding, and Minhao Li.Eric Sucar Finding a new behavioral adaptation in fruit flies Penn researchers discovered “wing spreading” in Drosophila santomea, research that hints at a rare, novel finding and offers insights into an underrepresented area in sexual reproduction research: female-initiated behaviors.
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders — new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery Penn In the News The Conversation Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders — new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery A co-authored study by Ph.D. student Neil Sehgal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science found that legislators who are descendants of slaveholders are significantly wealthier than members of Congress without slaveholder ancestry. Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies 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.nocred 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. 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.
Acoustic signals for better wireless technologies 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.nocred 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.
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.