Regina Austin, University of Pennsylvania Law professor Michael Wong, Penn Law student Gretchen Berland, Yale Medical School professor Carol Jacobsen, University of Michigan professor Margie Smith, Think Tank Films
WHAT: “Building Video Bridges”
WHEN: Oct. 17, 2008
WHERE:
University of Pennsylvania Law School 34th and Chestnut streets
Law students, professors and lawyers in public interest and entertainment will join information-technology specialists and documentary filmmakers to discuss law-genre documentaries and effective ways to use video in practicing law.
The conference will include the premiere showing of the documentary of Shmul Kaplan, an 80-year old disabled Jewish survivor of the Nazi invasion of the Ukraine, whose complicated journey through the U.S. immigration system is told in the film.
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.
