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Yang aims to create artificial reef structures inspired by the topography and porosity of oyster, coral and shell reefs with low-cost and recycled carbonated materials to create wave energy.
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Debates present valuable opportunities for parents to talk with teens and young adults about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, but few parents take advantage of these opportunities, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey of parents and guardians conducted during the 2024 presidential debates.
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Penn GSE’s Abby Reisman says educators face mounting challenges navigating political and social discourse, and recommends empathetic classroom management, guided activities, and fostering personal connections to ease tensions and open dialogue.
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Basser Global Prize recognizes a leading scientist who has advanced BRCA1 and BRCA2-related research. This year’s recipient, Patrick Sung, is director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio, associate dean for research, and professor of biochemistry and structural biology at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.
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Yearlong use of a typical antiviral treatment for shingles is particularly impactful in reducing complications when the condition eventually affected the eye.
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Penn’s cardiac electrophysiology laboratory has been a leader in pulsed field ablation for its precision and safety. Unlike radiofrequency or cryoablation, which use heat or extreme cold to destroy problematic heart tissue, PFA uses short electrical pulses to selectively target the heart’s myocardium, the muscle layer responsible for erratic electrical signals.
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Margo Brooks Carthon, the Tyson Family Endowed Term Chair for Gerontological Research, professor of nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, and associate director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, has been appointed the new director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing.
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The Consortium unites AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations in support of the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence. It brings together more than 280 organizations to develop science-based and empirically backed guidelines and standards for AI measurement and policy.
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Rahul Mangharam, professor in electrical and systems engineering and in computer and information science and a founding member of the PRECISE Center, joins a collaborative team investigating “Trustworthy AI for Transportation Cyber Physical Systems” with a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and its MSI Expansion Program to address both the safety and trustworthiness of the AI that powers autonomous vehicles and transportation systems.
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Yang, a professor in the Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, and Mitchell, associate professor of bioengineering at Penn Engineering, have been awarded a $2.79M grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health to study a possible new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
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