In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In a new collection of essays, experts at Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center provide a historical perspective on and an ethical approach to emerging AI technologies; an overview of AI frameworks and principles; and an assessment of AI’s current advances, hurdles, and potential.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
Penn Engineering’s Shu Yang, Paulo Arratia, LeAnn Dourte, and Weitzman’s Dorit Aviv and William Braham have initiated a multidisciplinary training program called CLIMATE-CARE: Climate Action and Resilience for Extreme Urban Heat.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
A new study by LDI senior fellows shares incites by caregiver of children in low-income families into key barriers and solutions for WIC and SNAP.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Bozza Family Penn First Plus faculty directorship empowers Penn First Plus students with next-level support.
FULL STORY AT Inspiring Impact →
In this issue, A forum on the modern history of Jews in the Middle East brings together short-form essays on contexts ranging from North Africa to Izmir to Iraq to Jerusalem.
FULL STORY AT Herbert D. Katz Center →
A new study led by Annenberg School for Communication doctoral candidate Brittany Zulkiewicz examined the effectiveness of anti-smoking messages tailored for the LGBTQ+ community.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The Community for Rigor’s grant, “Creating an Educational Nexus for Training in Experimental Rigor,” or CENTER, is led by Konrad Kording, and creates a free, online and open educational resource as a full curriculum focused specifically on scientific rigor topics such as good experimental design, performing proper statistical analysis.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Hajishengallis, Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor in the Department of Basic & Translational Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, and Koo, a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry, have been recognized for the scope and depth of their research, named on the Highly Cited Researchers™ 2024 list from Clarivate.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science was one of the scientists and academics honored on Nov. 20 as a recipient of the John Scott Award, which honors scientific achievements that contribute to the “comfort, welfare, and happiness of mankind.”
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
New data from the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that less than half of Americans know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of later developing cancer.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
