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A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work
Two men and three women sit at desks with typwriters, rotary dial phones and desk calendars in an office in the 1950s.

Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959.

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    • A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work

    Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research. 

    Kristen de Groot

    Leveraging the body’s postal system to understand and treat disease
    Isolated microfluidic chip with blood sample inside of micropipette 3d rendered in the black background

    A research team led by Jina Ko of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine has developed a new way to characterize the contents of a cargo-carrying particle excreted by many cells, extracellular vesicles.

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    Leveraging the body’s postal system to understand and treat disease

    An interdisciplinary team of researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Arts & Sciences has developed a technique that allows for characterization of both individual carrier and cargo for clinically important molecules.
    The Detkin Lab’s collaborative playground
    Members of the Detkin Lab in the lab surrounded by machinery.

    Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering Today

    The Detkin Lab’s collaborative playground

    At Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, the Peter Detkin Lab blends laboratory, classroom, and makerspace.

    From Penn Engineering Today

    Privacy and racial justice in law
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    Privacy and racial justice in law

    In the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Melany Amarikwa explores the harms perpetuated by TikTok’s unique use of recommendation algorithms.

    From Penn Carey Law

    Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer
    Canine iNKT cells.

    Canine iNKT cells

    (Image: Courtesy of Nicola Mason and Antonia Rotolo)

    Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have shown that invariant natural killer T cells from a healthy donor can persist in MHC-mismatched canines, demonstrating a reliable platform to inform human clinical trials.
    Measuring the ripple effects of reforestation and sustainable cocoa cultivation
    cocoa beans

    (Image: Christina Seybolt, courtesy of Heather Huntington)

    Measuring the ripple effects of reforestation and sustainable cocoa cultivation

    With support from the Penn Global Engagement Fund, Heather Huntington is investigating the impact of reforestation and sustainable agriculture interventions on livelihoods, biodiversity, and human health in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

    Liana F. Wait

    Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay
    Visual illstration of a tooth being shielded from bateria.

    Michel Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and David Cormode of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science led a team of researchers that uncovered a way to combine two FDA-approved treatments to treat tooth decay that taps into the blend’s bacteria-killing capabilities without disrupting the mouth’s microbiome.

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    Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay

    A collaborative interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn Dental, Medicine and Penn Engineering have discovered a game-changing synergy between ferumoxytol and stannous fluoride in treating dental caries.
    Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S.
    Doctors and nurses performing surgery.

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    Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S.

    A new Penn Medicine-led study highlights the need for thoughtful leadership planning to increase representation of women and minorities in roles with paths for promotion.

    From Penn Medicine News

    Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration
    Cary Coglianese speaking to two people at a conference table.

    Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and director of the Penn Program on Regulation.

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    Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration

    Penn Carey Law’s Edward B. Shils Professor of Law is an expert in administrative and regulatory law.

    From Penn Carey Law