Penn Labs Get Creative to Stay productive, Connected
In the face of a pandemic that has shuttered most physical laboratories across campus, researchers have maintained work and social ties... More
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Maintenance Technologies in High-Traffic Campus Spaces
University or college campuses simply cannot function without regular maintenance, and the endeavor of maintaining an entire campus,... More
Covid-19 and Human Wastewater
A relatively old technology is being used to help solve a novel problem: SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). The... More
Clean Air and the Implementation of New Safety Policies at Campus-Based Residence Halls
Because Covid-19 is an airborne contagion, we have been compelled to think more carefully than ever about the air we breathe and how best... More
COVID-19 & the Safe Re-Opening of Fitness & Rec Centers
Social and behavioral scientists use the phrase “mass trauma” to describe a potentially life-threatening event that affects not only... More
Returning to Campus
Private colleges and universities convened task forces in the spring to study the novel coronavirus and present plans to keep campus health... More
Touchless Technologies
During pre-production of the 2002 neo-noir film Minority Report, director Steven Spielberg invited fifteen experts to think about... More
The World Has Changed. We Are Changing in Response.
When we started Flaherty Media in 2012, I knew nothing about the business of magazines. My professional life had been devoted to education... More
Virtual Activities and Programming: Student Life Centers Adapt to Social Distancing
Humans have an amazing capacity to adapt, and current technology is a tool being used for just that--adapting to social distancing. More
Remote Work and Campus Network Security
I enjoy sitting on my front porch with my laptop while doing research, especially in the spring and fall. Much of my dissertation was... More