How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are responding.
Margaret Zhu and the Serpent Robotics team fine-tuning their robot at Tangen Hall.
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Margaret Zhu: A robotic solution for safer tree trimming
Margaret Zhu and the Serpent Robotics team have leveraged Penn resources to create a tree-cutting robot, improving safety in a dangerous industry. The President’s Innovation Prize allows Zhu to iterate and pilot the device over the next year.
Tips for a greener, cleaner, and easier Move-Out experience
Working with community partners, Penn offices offer options for off-campus pickups, on-campus donations, and additional curbside trash pickup days aimed at keeping the neighborhood clean and limiting what ends up in the landfill.
Students listened to an information session in a vineyard at Cobos winery prior to a sit-down tasting.
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The science of winemaking
The Biochemical Engineering of Wine course provides a real-world application of engineering principles, teaching students about the science behind the processes involved with making wine.
CHOP physicians Elizabeth Sanseau (left) and Vanessa Denny (right) with Kyle Cassidy of the Annenberg Extended Reality Lab (center) demonstrate how modules of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free, openly accessible interactive distance learning platform, are filmed.
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How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children’s lives
A new study on sepsis training in Ghana builds on prior research showing the impact of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free platform developed in 2020. It is being used in other medical settings—and its co-creator sees potential in nonmedical uses.
How ‘The Pitt’ lands with a Penn emergency department nurse
From nurse representation to specific cases, Penn Presbyterian registered nurse Bobbie Poller shares his take on season two of the HBO Max medical drama. This article contains spoilers.
Linguist Marlyse Baptista, neuroscientist Nacho Sanguinetti, and humanities scholar Fritz Breithaupt were all hired through MindCORE under the theme of “interconnected minds,” focusing on how individual minds influence group behavior and vice versa.
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New faculty explore how individual minds influence group behavior
Linguist Marlyse Baptista, neuroscientist Nacho Sanguinetti, and humanities scholar Fritz Breithaupt are part of MindCORE’s Interconnected Minds cluster hire.
Amplifying family-centered, culturally respectful nursing care
Melanie Contreras’ educational and extracurricular experiences at Penn—coupled with her family’s experiences as Peruvian immigrants—have shaped the fourth-year student’s approach to nursing.
Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved.
Kara Butler spoke at an event for Makuu: The Black Cultural Center about her experience growing up in Philadelphia.
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Who, What, Why: Kara Butler on museum education
Butler, a fourth-year anthropology and communication double-major from Philadelphia, is starting a master’s program at the Graduate School of Education in the fall, with the goal of becoming a museum educator.
