Natural Science
Space, Time, and Laboratories
The long history of David Rittenhouse Lab
My VIPER Summer
Students and professors in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research spent the summer in the lab.
The Mutualistic Relationship Between Ants and Acacias
Scott Poethig of Biology and Aaron Leichty, GR’18, examine the factors that govern the development of the acacia’s ant-sustaining traits.
Minds In The Wild
As part of an effort from MindCORE to get research out of the lab and into the community, the research group of behavioral psychologist Elizabeth Brannon spent the summer conducting two studies at the Academy of Natural Sciences to better understand how children learn.
Parkinson’s Proteins
Elizabeth Rhoades of Chemistry and Melissa Birol, a postdoctoral research associate, have found a potential therapeutic target to treat the disease.
The Mashup: 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures
Faculty from across the University united for a lecture series on the climate crisis.
Knowledge by the Slice: Is Flint a Signal of Things to Come? Our Nation's Water Infrastructure Issues (Video)
Howard Neukrug, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of The Water Center at Penn, discusses the underlying factors that led to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and what can be done to minimize similar problems in the future.
Summer of Science
As early as the summer after their first year, students in the College of Arts & Sciences have the opportunity to work alongside faculty from across the University.
Omnia Podcast: 60-Second Lectures Spring 2019 (Audio)
What can you learn in 60 seconds?
Last Look
By developing the first theoretical physics-based framework for how pollen patterns form, researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have enabled scientists to study a large class of biological materials, including the cell walls of plants and the scales of butterfly wings.
The "Off" Button That Lets Plants Make Flowers
Research led Doris Wagner, Robert I. Williams Term Professor of Biology, identified a gene that, when stifled, generates blooms.