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Rivers in a changing world
Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

Sayre ninth-grade science teacher LaRon Smith (center) is a former landscape gardener from South Philadelphia who switched careers to mentor a younger generation. “I think my passion is for them to be better individuals, better human beings,” Smith says.

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Rivers in a changing world

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

Kristina García

Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?
Cartoon images of grownups in failed negotiations over a laptop.

Image: iStock/Visual Generation

Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?

Bypassing involves offering accurate information that has an implication opposite to that of the misinformation. New research from APPC finds bypassing may be superior to correction in forming beliefs, but not in attitude about the delivered information.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet
Veterinarians Daniela Luethy and Austin Castellano examine a goat.

Penn Vet’s Daniela Luethy and fourth-year student Austin Castellano perform a physical exam on a patient.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet’s Bellwether Magazine)

The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet

At Penn Vet, internal medicine and specialty sections, including ultrasound and cardiology, diagnostic pathology, and radiology, work together to provide the most efficient information and the highest level of care for a patient.

From Penn Vet

Refining lipid nanoparticles for better mRNA therapies
Microscopic rendering of mRNA inside a lipid nanoparticle.

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Refining lipid nanoparticles for better mRNA therapies

A new method developed by Penn engineers for designing ionizable lipids is expected to have broad implications for mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics.

Ian Scheffler

A College House Thanksgiving
A group of people sit together at a long table with plates of food and Thanksgiving decor

Thanksgiving at Lauder College House.

(Image: Cam Grey)

A College House Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in Penn’s 13 College Houses is an annual holiday tradition with catered and homemade offerings from around the world.

Kristina García

How are companies really using AI?
Two developers working on computer screens.

Image: iStock/RossHelen

How are companies really using AI?

Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni talks about the key findings of a new report that reveals a seismic shift in firms’ attitudes and uses of AI in just a short time.

From Knowledge at Wharton