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Wry Not’s triumph over a twisted fate
Coco Chanel the filly and a Penn veterinarian.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet

Wry Not’s triumph over a twisted fate

A multidisciplinary team of Penn Vet clinical specialists successfully performed lifesaving surgery on the Standardbred filly’s deviated muzzle.

From Penn Vet

A peek into the future of visual data interpretation
Photograph of a cellphone homes screen.

Alyssa Hwang, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, developed a new framework for evaluating the performance of large language models’ ability to analyze images. Hwang utilized the tool to run a battery of tests on the new ChatGPT-Vision to assess its ability at describing scientific images ahead of its release.

(Image: iStock/Robert Way)

A peek into the future of visual data interpretation

Researchers from Penn have developed a framework for assessing generative AI’s efficacy at deciphering images.
Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia
A grid of six people taking part in the Telling Our Stories project.

Portraits from the “Telling Our Stories” project.

(Image: Kyle Cassidy/courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication)

Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia

Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color media makers in Philadelphia.

From Annenberg School for Communication

2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own
From left: Harold W. McGraw III, Penn GSE dean Katharine Strunk, David Wilson, Debra Duardo, Barbara Oakley, Robert McGraw, Suzanne McGraw, and Michael Golden.

From left: Harold W. McGraw III, Penn GSE dean Katharine Strunk, David Wilson, Debra Duardo, Barbara Oakley, Robert McGraw, Suzanne McGraw, and Catalyst @ Penn GSE’s Michael Golden at the McGraw Prize celebration on Nov. 8.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE)

2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own

This year’s recipients of Penn GSE’s McGraw Prize, the most prestigious prize in education, honors educators from pre-K to college and to lifelong learners.

From Penn GSE

Decentralizing cancer screenings
colorectal screening by penn medicine students

At a community event held at Irvine Auditorium, West Philadelphia residents were welcomed to receive FIT kits to screen for colon cancer, have their blood pressure taken, and more.

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Decentralizing cancer screenings

A Projects for Progress team in the Abramson Cancer Center continues to work with the West Philadelphia community to bring cancer screenings out of clinical settings.
As people live longer, family caregivers face financial challenges
A health professional assists a person with a walker.

Image: iStock/Kiwis

As people live longer, family caregivers face financial challenges

Many people overlook the short- and long-term costs of financial caregiving, a growing problem that financial advisors and employers can help address, according to a new report by Penn Nursing.

From Penn Nursing News