Keeping you up to date with the most recent news from the University of Pennsylvania
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 | | Coffee break | | During a 10-day winter break field experience in Guatemala, a group of grad students met with small-scale coffee farmers to learn about their key needs, generate product ideas, and prototype solutions. The project was organized by the Integrated Product Design program, a joint initiative from the School of Design, the Wharton School, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. (Photos) | | | | | |
 | | Shooting star | | Ashley Russell of Braintree, Massachusetts, a senior guard and co-captain on the 11-3 women’s basketball team, discusses a shooter’s mentality, rebounding at the guard position, her aggressive style of play, and the key to avoiding turnovers. | | | | | |
 | | Historic photos | | WHYY interviewed Hannah Bennett of the Libraries about an unlabeled trove of photographs donated to Penn by urban planner Ed Bacon before his death in 2005. The photos are now being posted to Flickr to solicit public help identifying the locations depicted. “You don’t have to be a Bacon scholar—or a Bacon enthusiast—to enjoy these pictures,” says Bennett. | | | | | |
 | | ‘Saving grace’ | | On Knowledge@Wharton, Susan Wachter and Benjamin Keys discuss the future of the U.S. real estate market. So far this year, the market is facing challenges from rising interest rates and, in many areas, prohibitively expensive housing. “What’s going to keep this market growing are millennials and the affordable Southeast,” says Wachter. (Audio) | | | | | |
 | | Unique collection | | Penn is home to countless old and treasured spaces, including the Historic Medical Library at Pennsylvania Hospital. The first of its kind in the country, the library houses more than 13,000 books, some dating back to 1483. These days, the library is maintained like a rare-book collection and is viewable by appointment. | | | | | |
| Penn in the News | | India has shown universal energy access possible in such short time: Goyal | | Times of India | January 30, 2019 | | India’s Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has been awarded the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy’s Carnot Prize for his work bringing sustainable energy to thousands of villages across India. His efforts demonstrate that universal energy access can be achieved rapidly. “That’s something nobody had ever imagined could be done,” says Goyal. | | | |
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| Events |  | | | | Parents and their young infants, through age 24 months, are invited to a VIP experience at the Institute of Contemporary Art, during which they can enjoy light refreshments, stroller tours, and age-appropriate art-related activities. The experience spans from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and marks the opening of the Museum’s Winter 2019 exhibitions. | | | | | | |
 "The noblest question in the world is: What good may I do in it?" — Ben Franklin | | | | |
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