Senior co-captain Natalie Yang picked up Gymnastics East Conference Performance of the Week and sophomore Sara Kenefick was selected GEC Gymnast of the Week.
The Quakers won the Lindsey Ferris Invitational on Sunday in Washington, D.C., with a team score of 194.925, the second-highest overall mark in school history.
On Wednesday, senior co-captain Natalie Yang earned Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) Performance of the Week and sophomore Sara Kenefick was selected GEC Gymnast of the Week.
Yang, from San Mateo, California, won the beam on Sunday with a career-high mark of 9.875, which helped the Red & Blue accumulate 48.950 points in the event.
Kenefick, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a 9.825 mark on the beam, a 9.800 on the bars, and a 9.650 on the floor.
Penn’s meet this Saturday at William & Mary has been canceled.
On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.
Penn researchers Vanessa and Alexis North are studying one of the largest collections of Egyptian blue objects ever found in the ancient Near East, shedding new light on how the world’s first synthetic pigment may have traveled far beyond Egypt.
A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given
Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.
Penn student develops a way for computer chips to run more efficiently
Fluid Silicon, a platform from President’s Sustainability Prize winner Nhlanhla Mavuso, allows computer chips to continuously monitor their health and self-tune as their characteristics change. The technology has the potential to reduce energy usage in data centers and improve reliability in mission-critical applications.
