Keeping you up to date with the most recent news from the University of Pennsylvania
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 | | Dance for impact | | Dance Theatre of Harlem will perform at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this weekend. The renowned ballet company is also serving as Annenberg’s second artist-in-residence, engaging the community on campus and beyond. | | | | | |
 | | Power forward | | Princess Aghayere, a senior forward on the 18-5 women’s basketball team from Reston, Virginia, is the reigning Big 5 Player of the Week, Ivy League Co-Player of the Week, and a NCAA.com Starting Five honoree. She discusses growing to love basketball, how her game has improved, and moving from sixth woman into the starting five. | | | | | |
 | | Tuition and Financial Aid | | The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in tuition for the coming year, while also approving a record $247 million undergraduate financial aid budget, an increase of 4.5% percent and the largest financial aid budget in Penn’s history. Currently, 46 percent of Penn’s undergraduate students receive grant-based financial aid packages, with an average of $53,943 in funding—more than the cost of tuition. | | | | | |
 | | Cellular communication | | Research from the School of Arts and Sciences’ Virgil Percec and colleagues reveals how cells communicate at the molecular level. Their discovery provides researchers with a new tool to study living systems in incredible detail, enabling future breakthroughs in fields ranging from materials science to nanomedicine. | | | | | |
 | | Digital divide | | For Yasmin Kafai of the Graduate School of Education, having an understanding of digital technology is crucial for modern society. “Many students, parents, and teachers think about computer science as only what happens on the screen,” says Kafai. But “computing has already moved out into the real world. We need to develop critical skills to assess what data is being collected. We need to understand how fake news is created.” | | | | | |
 | | Without opioids | | The School of Nursing’s Peggy Compton discusses alternatives to opioids for those suffering from chronic pain. “Increasingly, nurses and physicians ... are trying to limit their use of opioids for the management of chronic pain, with the understanding that there are other sorts of non-pharmacological interventions which are really much more effective,” she says. (Audio) | | | | | |
 | | Beyond the trophy | | On Knowledge@Wharton, Jehoshua Eliashberg joins a discussion about the financial aftermath of an Oscar win. “According to the data,” says Eliashberg, “it is the nomination that drives the box office more than the actual winning of the movie.” He also spoke about the effect of Netflix on the broader movie industry, saying that the company’s philosophy and strategy could bring big changes to the field. (Audio) | | | | | |
| Penn in the News | | Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine | | New York Times | February 28, 2019 | | Dorothy Kronick of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote an op-ed about Venezuela’s economic collapse and the resulting food insecurity under de facto president Nicolás Maduro. Kronick proposed allowing Venezuela exemptions from U.S. sanctions in order to prevent starvation. | | | |
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| Events |  | | | | This Friday night mini-class, one of a three-part series at Black Hound Clay Studio, teaches horticultural enthusiasts how to handbuild their own planters for the home and garden. A clay body will be used that can withstand winter temperatures. No prior knowledge is required; the workshop starts at 6 p.m. | | | | | | |
 "The noblest question in the world is: What good may I do in it?" — Ben Franklin | | | | |
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