Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program supports new or established projects that leverage Penn research and expertise to advance knowledge in and of communities around the world. Much of this year’s projects address urgent global challenges—including climate and public health.
Penn students innovate in the time of AI Helen Jin and Davis Brown.nocred Penn students innovate in the time of AI Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools. 5 min. read
Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections Researchers led by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine have created new peptides that fight hard-to-treat “superbug” infections by punching holes in bacterial cells and stimulating immune cells to signal for more defenders.(Image: Courtesy of Jianing Bai) Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system—an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance. 3 min. read
At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes Robert Gerard Pietrusko collaborated on the installation ”A Satellite Symphony,” which explores how satellites frame how we understand the Earth itself; the viewing structure is constructed from trees from the Veneto region downed by storms.(Image: Gaia Cambiaggi / Studio Campo) At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes Several Weitzman School of Design faculty and students will exhibit at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition. 3 min. read
New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.nocred New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy. 3 min. read
Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education (From left) Interim Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music History Jeffrey Kallberg; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; professor of criminology John MacDonald; and Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.(Image: Brooke Sietinsons) Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences. 3 min. read
Cost-effective, lifesaving weather predictions Image: Courtesy of NASA’s Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory Cost-effective, lifesaving weather predictions Penn professor Paris Perdikaris and collaborators developed Aurora, a machine-learning model that has predictive capabilities for air quality, ocean waves, tropical cyclone tracks, and weather. 5 min. read
Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained Sashank Prasad (left), chief of Neurology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Raymond Price, chief of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price have collaborated for years on an online quiz-show to teach uncommon neurological conditions for Penn Medicine students, and have introduced the program to other institutions as well. 2 min. read
Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes Image: Dana Neely via Getty Images Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins. 2 min. read
Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D. Lillian Miller (left) graduated as a chemistry and environmental scieces double major in May. This summer, she returns to begin her graduate training in Irina Marinov’s (right), where researchers use big data and computational techniques to make better climate models.nocred Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D. Lillian Miller, a May graduate from the College, will begin graduate studies in the laboratory of Irina Marinov this summer, where she is leveraging big data to tackle ocean and climate-focused research. 5 min. read