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Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry positions Penn as a leader in engineering health
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Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry positions Penn as a leader in engineering health

In the two years since the cross-disciplinary research partnership was founded, CiPD has introduced microrobots that clean teeth, a new understanding of bacterial physics in tooth decay, and promising futures for lipid nanoparticles in oral cancer treatment.

Devorah Fischler

Five factors that assess well-being of science predict support for science funding
A doctor being interviewed for a podcast.

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Five factors that assess well-being of science predict support for science funding

A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center introduces an assessment model to gauge the extent to which public perceptions align with the way scientists define their work.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Decoding acoustic objects
Photo of Lily Wei.

Mentored by Vijay Balasubramanian of the School of Arts & Sciences, third-year Lily Wei spent the summer deciphering how the brain recognizes auditory objects.

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Decoding acoustic objects

Third-year student Lily Wei spent the summer conducting research in the lab of Vijay Balasubramanian using algorithms to propose how the brain may recognize acoustic objects.
Working to understand and prevent intimate partner violence
Millan AbiNader presenting next to a screen.

Assistant Professor of Social Work Millan AbiNader.

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Working to understand and prevent intimate partner violence

Millan AbiNader, an assistant professor in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice, explains how she approaches social work as a “macro” social worker, and the importance of community and connection in addressing structural factors and social ecology of gender-based violence.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

An mRNA vaccine against Lyme disease-causing bacteria
A deer tick in a petri dish.

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An mRNA vaccine against Lyme disease-causing bacteria

In pre-clinical models, researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a vaccine that protects against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

From Penn Medicine News

What’s That? Locust Walk Compass
Students walk around a compass embedded in Locust Walk on Penn campus.

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What’s That? Locust Walk Compass

The granite compass embedded in Locust Walk has become the source of a campus legend.

Kristen de Groot

Marking a monumental death
A person is shown holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, a woman who was killed in police custody in Iran in 2022.

A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police.

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    In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.

    Kristen de Groot