The future of building materials could be biodegradable: fruit peels, pits, stems, and eggshells. –
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April 1, 2026
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Architect Laia Mogas-Soldevila and research associate Yasaman Amirzehni are building sustainable, biodegradable building materials from unlikely sources: fruit peels, pits, stems, and eggshells. In collaboration with Penn Dining, the pair and members from Mogas-Soldevila’s DumoLab are reimagining these kitchen scraps as foundational components of a new urban future.
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As Washington weighs a proposal that could make it easier for retirement plans to include private assets, private credit is starting to look less like a niche Wall Street headache and more like a potential Main Street hazard. In a conversation with Penn Today, financial crises expert Itay Goldstein explains what private credit is, why experts are wary, and how a potential downturn could ripple beyond Wall Street, touching businesses, pensions, and people’s savings.
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College Hall has earned LEED Gold Certification following major 2025 renovations, receiving high marks for sustainability through a combination of energy‑saving systems, waste reduction, and healthy interior design.
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Sixteen Annenberg scholars have been awarded research grants from the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy to unpack how media ecosystems shape public understanding, investigate communication strategies to establish common ground, and examine AI’s expanding role as an information intermediary.
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SERIOUS EATS
“It’s a reasonably avoidable situation,” says Joel D. Mainland of the Perelman School of Medicine. “I don’t know of anybody who can’t be in the room if cilantro is in the room. There are way worse odors out there than soap.”
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APRIL 9
Part of AI Month at Penn, this program will feature presentations by Penn faculty from the Weitzman School of Design, Wharton School, and Penn Institute for Urban Research: Elizabeth Delmelle, Erick Guerra, John Landis, Xiaojiang Li, and Susan Wachter. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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APRIL 9
During this AI Month virtual event, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Shiri Melumad will explore the latest research on how AI is reshaping the way people think, work, and communicate, including whether humans are becoming deskilled in the process. This program is presented by Wharton Human-AI Research. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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