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  • Penn Engineering wins $13.5M grant from DARPA to enhance national computer security

    A team led by André DeHon will pioneer cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing national computer security.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Annual conference brings together city leaders

    This year’s theme for the the annual student-run Wharton-Weitzman Future of Cities conference covered several topics including urban leadership, real estate, resilience, mobility, and decarbonization.

    FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →

  • Wharton Women: ‘Girls supporting girls’

    The student club Wharton Women fosters a community of support and collaboration and create a comfortable space for female-identifying students.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →

  • Early intervention after the first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy and associated cognitive deficits

    Penn Medicine researchers have found that only a small portion of neurons are activated in epileptic brains, which may indicate promising targets for developing future interventions.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • How infant outcomes for Black babies are affected by incarceration policy

    A new study by Penn LDI fellows shows how incarceration plays a meaningful role in population health and birth outcomes by focusing on two state-level incarceration policies, both adopted during the 1990s: three strikes and truth-in-sentencing. 

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Energy Week at Penn 2024

    In March, the Kleinman Center and Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology hosted Penn’s fourth annual week of energy-focused events across campus.

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →

  • Cost and convenience drive PrEP use for transgender people

    A new study from Penn LDI surveyed a national sample of 304 trans individuals (including about half of whom identified as transmasculine) to measure the knowledge and use of PrEP, assess five PrEP program attributes, and determine which of these attributes are considered the most important.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • So bad it’s good: Why consumers love the worst stuff

    New research from Wharton’s Patti Williams tackles one of the biggest contradictions in consumer behavior: why we love stuff that’s so bad, it’s good.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Two Penn Dental Medicine students elected to national leadership posts in ASDA

    The American Student Dental Association inaugurated its 2024-2025 executive committee and board of trustees with Parker Norman and Samarth Setru in key national leadership positions.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • Do wealth and poverty affect access to less-invasive cardiac surgery?

    A new study from Penn LDI shows that in areas with greater socioeconomic disadvantage, patients who need aortic valve replacement tend to get fewer sophisticated procedures than patients in more privileged areas.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →