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How Penn engineers are restoring historic Springfield Mills
Jason Pastor and another lab worker at Penn’s MEAM lab.

Jason Pastor (left) is a senior coordinator of instructional labs at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering)

How Penn engineers are restoring historic Springfield Mills

The gristmill on Wissahickon Creek, which dates back to 1761, required repairs to its modern machinery upgrades. Volunteers at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens turned to MEAM’s Precision Manufacturing Lab at Penn Engineering for the design of precision components.

From Penn Engineering

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Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
A branch of yellow witchhazel against evergreen foliage and a bright blue sky

Witch hazel blooms bright against a blue sky.

(Image: Morris Arboretum)

Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

The earliest winter blooms are white and yellow, ranging from pale to sun-drenched in color in an effort to woo early pollinators: flies and beetles.

Kristina García

Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
Looking into the sun, an overhead view of the kinetic sculpture

Looking into the sun, an overhead view of “Two Lines.”

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey

    A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is designed to move with the wind.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
    Jude Thachet sits on a wooden bench surrounded by hydrangeas

    As the school outreach coordinator at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet introduces Philadelphia K-12 students to science, nature, and career opportunities at the Arboretum. 

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    At the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet runs the School Outreach Program, connecting students with the outdoors and possibly with future careers.

    Kristina García

    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage
    A small hut in the middle of a clearing blanketed with bromeliads.

    At the Paleontologist’s Cottage, tree ferns and bromeliads set the stage for Mesozoic botany. 

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    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage

    The Paleontologist’s Cottage at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens celebrates plants with ties to the age of dinosaurs.

    Kristina García

    Penn’s urban forest in fall
    autumn leaves at the quad

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    Penn’s urban forest in fall

    Penn’s West Philadelphia campus is home to 240 different tree species, which put on a show during the fall season.

    Kristina García

    How climate change affects roses
    Rose garden view with ornamental planters.

    A view of the rose garden at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens.

    (Image: Rob Cardillo)

  • Q&A

    • How climate change affects roses

    In a Q&A, Erin Conley of the Morris Arboretum & Gardens explains how climate change affects rose growth, as well as what’s new in the Morris’ rose garden.