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Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38 percent after beverage tax
soda can with straw surrounded by a pile of sugar cubes

The impact of the beverage tax translates to almost one billion fewer ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages—about 83 million cans of soda.

Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38 percent after beverage tax

Findings from a Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health.

Penn Today Staff

The beauty of the two-wheeled commute
Bike rider in the rain coming down a street with cars and trucks in the opposite lane

Karen Wisnia rides to her Penn Medicine office rain or shine, a waterproof bag being a crucial piece of gear. (Photo: Eric Sucar)

The beauty of the two-wheeled commute

On Bike to Work Day, Penn will fete two-wheeled commuters with snacks, showers, and swag. For many at the University, commuting by bike is a way of life. Five Penn staff and faculty share how they make it work and why they keep riding.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A new way to fly, built up from the nanoscale
closeup image of nanocardboard

A new way to fly, built up from the nanoscale

Super-thin “nanocardboard” can levitate using only the power of light, opening the door to tiny flying machines with no moving parts.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

User-generated content: The medium impacts the message
Person on a bench in a café looking at smartphone seated next to an open laptop.

User-generated content: The medium impacts the message

Wharton’s Shiri Melumad discusses her research on how user-generated content changes in tone based on the type of device used to create it.

Penn Today Staff

Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees
Photos of 14 students.

The Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. Top row, left to right: Fjora Arapi, Carinthia Bank, Julia Bell, Dillon Bergin, Wilson Fisher. Middle row, left to right: Savi Joshi, John McGahay, Tiberiu Mihaila, Candace Morff, Shiv Nadkarni. Bottom row, left to right: Hughes Ransom, Mark Rinder, Caroline Scown, Nicholas Wehbeh. 

Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees

The University of Pennsylvania Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Award.
Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think
Joshua Becker and Damon Centola

Joshua Becker (left) and Damon Centola. (Photo: Annenberg School for Communication)

Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think

Research on the “wisdom of crowds” has found that access to information exchange can increase the likelihood that beliefs are accurate, even contentious partisan political beliefs, among homogenous groups.

Penn Today Staff

Double champs
Men's lacrosse players celebrate after defeating Yale in the Ivy League Tournament title game.

Double champs

The men’s lacrosse team defeated Yale in the Ivy League Tournament final on Sunday, marking the first time the Quakers have won the conference regular season and tourney championships.