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  • Making progress on the Pavilion

    The history and progress of Penn's largest building project, the Pavilion hospital, already serving as a site for quality healthcare for its construction crew.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn IUR launches new public finance website

    A new resource launched by the Penn Institute for Urban Research aggregates news, data, and analyses by expert researchers on state and local public finance.

    FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →

  • Implementing CARE for Latino older adults

    Facing a growing caregiver problem, the CARE act will address the needs of vulnerable older adults in diverse communities for their benefit and their caregivers.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • How social networks contribute to the spread of unproven innovations

    Wharton professor Valentina Assenova discusses which innovations spread throughout social media, despite their unproven value. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Little-discussed change in Trump tax cut plan has implications for U.S. trade

    Law professor Chris Sanchirico's new paper, “The New U.S. Tax Preference for ‘Foreign-Derived Intangible Income,’” spotlights an overlooked provision to the U.S. tax code that lowers the corporate tax rate on income derived from exports and intangible business assets. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →

  • Department of Defense grant recipient to lead study of autonomous systems and AI

    A research team led by political science professor Michael C. Horowitz will conduct social science research that is relevant to national security, focusing on human behavior and artificial intelligence. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →

  • Depleted enzyme stores in kidney cancer may get a boost in treatment

    Anew study from the Perelman School of Medicine determined that “clear cell” renal cell carcinoma tumors are found to repress enzyme activity. Treatments that restore the depleted enzymes may expand options for kidney cancer patients. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Extraordinary contributions by extraordinary people

    Highlights of the numerous distinctions and accolades members of the Graduate School of Education were awarded with this season.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →

  • Penn Engineering 2018 teaching awards

    Three teachers were chosen directly by their engineering students for the awards, based on excellence, dedication, and inspiration.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering →

  • Will renewed sanctions against Iran backfire on the U.S.?

    Wharton experts weigh in on the recent decision by the Trump administration to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement, and the potential risk it poses to the role the U.S. plays in the Middle East

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →