What’s the future of cities? nocred What’s the future of cities? Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.
Staff Q&A with Jane Pablos nocred Q&A Staff Q&A with Jane Pablos Jane Pablos, the residential services manager (RSM) at Du Bois College House, has worked at Penn for 30 years.
Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again Iahn Cajigas and researcher Qasim Qureshi review data to identify consistent patterns in brain activity that will enable them to predict a patient’s intention to move in real time.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again Penn Medicine researchers are using machine learning to study the areas of the brain that control movement.
How fungi make a key medicinal molecule Image: Bella Ciervo How fungi make a key medicinal molecule New research from Penn Medicine has uncovered the catalyst that creates a compound in fungi whose derivatives are applied to treatments for cancer and inflammation.
Addressing the ‘catch-22’ academics face on social media At the symposium “Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?” Annenberg School for Communication professor Guobin Yang, left, participated in a panel on the past and present of risks in academia associated with visibility and surveillance. Annenberg doctoral student Anjali DasSarma, right, moderated the panel. Yang’s Center on Digital Culture and Society hosted the event with Annenberg professor Barbie Zelizer’s Center for Media at Risk.(Image: Sharareh Faryadi) Addressing the ‘catch-22’ academics face on social media The Annenberg School for Communication’s Center for Media at Risk and Center for Digital Culture and Society brought together scholars to analyze the interconnected benefits and risks that academics face using social media.
Sourcing early American archives of rebellion Image: iStock/Gorlov Sourcing early American archives of rebellion In her research, Marley Lix-Jones, an Advisory Council Dissertation Fellow at the McNeil Center, finds histories of rebellion and social connections within enslaved communities.
New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective Image: iStock/baona New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective A team at Penn Medicine has created a resource to help inform reproductive counseling for cancer gene mutation carriers.
The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Researchers from the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library analyze results of a patron survey on the well-being benefits of libraries.(Image: Courtesy of The New York Public Library) By the Numbers The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries Penn’s Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library contextualize results of a patron survey on well-being.
A seminar explores what history can be A photograph in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shows students at a Native American boarding school.(Image: Courtesy of Omnia) A seminar explores what history can be Hardeep Dhillon, an assistant professor of history in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, teaches a first-year seminar that explores the history of children in America while equipping students with foundational analytical skills.
New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education Brock Kirwan talks about the MRI scanner in the new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility.nocred New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education Data collection has begun at the MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility, located at the Pennovation Works site.