Green infrastructure nocred Green infrastructure A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy. 2 min. read
America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video) America 250: Penn’s mark on history (video)
GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study Image: Iuliia Burmistrova via Getty Images GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who take GLP-1 medications are about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not take GLP-1 medications. 2 min. read
Weitzman externships in retrospect: Aidan Williams Weitzman Master of Architecture student Aidan Williams.nocred Weitzman externships in retrospect: Aidan Williams The Weitzman Master of Architecture student spent his externship with in situ studio, a small design-based architecture practice. 2 min. read
Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights nocred Penn to create a united Center for Civil Rights The Center for Civil Rights will bring together three existing offices into a single team designed to strengthen Penn’s reporting, prevention, education, and response efforts related to civil rights. 3 min. read
Why is everything gambling now? Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. (Image: Hispanolist) Why is everything gambling now? Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms. 5 min. read
AI education for kids Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE AI education for kids An interdisciplinary seminar at Penn’s Graduate School of Education explores how students can design, critique, and teach AI and machine learning in K–12 education. 2 min. read
To deliver hospital-level care at home, practice makes perfect Nurses practice how to talk to patients about properly storing medications while they are enrolled in Hospital at Home.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) To deliver hospital-level care at home, practice makes perfect Years of planning come to fruition as Penn Medicine’s Hospital at Home teams test run a new era of patient care devoted to better outcomes and fewer readmissions. 2 min. read
An AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery (From left) Co-authors Jacob R. Gardner, César de la Fuente and Marcelo Torres, holding a 3D-printed example of the kind of antibiotic peptide they generated using AI.(Image: Sylvia Zhang) An AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery APEX is an AI model that predicts whether or not a given peptide is likely to have antimicrobial properties. Now, APEXGo can identify antibiotic candidates with laboratory activity against disease-causing bacteria, simply by searching large datasets. 2 min. read
Consulting for a more sustainable future in Philadelphia and beyond Image: Courtesy of Penn Sustainability Consulting Consulting for a more sustainable future in Philadelphia and beyond The undergraduate and graduate students involved in Penn Sustainability Consulting provide pro bono services to business, nonprofit, and government clients around the globe. 3 min. read