How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz? Jeffrey Kallberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, plays the newly found Chopin waltz and other music from the composer on a Érard piano donated by alum Yves Gaden.nocred How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz? Jeffrey Kallberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences, has helped to verify the first major manuscript from the famous composer since the 1930s.
Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.
The future of nursing care Illustration: Mary Haasdyk Vooys The future of nursing care Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.
Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, has long been a model species for biologists seeking to understand the molecular mechanisms of animal function and how novelty may arise in organisms. Theoretical physicist Andrea Liu of the School of Arts & Sciences is conducting research on the insect, along with biology and experimental biophysics collaborators at Duke University. Their research has opened the door to an approach that could offer not only a new understanding of how biological function emerges but also suggest a new class of systems in condensed matter physics.(Image: iStock / nechaev-kon) Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics Penn Physicist Andrea Liu and collaborators modeled the behavior of tissue during a stage of fly development and found, surprisingly, it doesn’t fluidize as it shrinks but stays solid. Their approach could offer insights physical systems with complex functionality.
Unlocking the brain: Peptide-guided nanoparticles deliver mRNA to neurons Emily Han is a doctoral student in the Mitchell Lab in Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.(Image: Bella Ciervo) Unlocking the brain: Peptide-guided nanoparticles deliver mRNA to neurons Researchers in the lab of Michael Mitchell in Penn Engineering have developed a method for delivering lipid nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier specifically to targeted neurons.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows Image: iStock/AnnaStills Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers and collaborators found that hospitals serving disproportionately Black patients have more patients per nurse.
How fungi make a key medicinal molecule Image: Bella Ciervo How fungi make a key medicinal molecule New research from Penn Medicine has uncovered the catalyst that creates a compound in fungi whose derivatives are applied to treatments for cancer and inflammation.
The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Researchers from the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library analyze results of a patron survey on the well-being benefits of libraries.(Image: Courtesy of The New York Public Library) The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Penn’s Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library contextualize results of a patron survey on well-being.
Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease Image: iStock/shironosov Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease A new study from Penn Dental Medicine demonstrates the potential usefulness of saliva tests for tracking periodontitis. 1 min. read
New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education Brock Kirwan talks about the MRI scanner in the new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility.nocred New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education Data collection has begun at the MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility, located at the Pennovation Works site.