U.S. debt: Is it the calm before the storm? U.S. debt: Is it the calm before the storm? The U.S. national debt has crossed $22 trillion. Wharton’s Kent Smetters and Joao Gomes discuss the nation’s long-term debt burden and what might be done about it.
Bacterial population growth rate linked to how individual cells control their size Bacterial population growth rate linked to how individual cells control their size Developed at Penn, a theoretical model from a new area of research at the interface of math, physics, and biology describes how individual parameters can influence population-level dynamics.
Women in Physics Group inspires the next generation of physicists and astronomers Willman (center) and a group of undergraduates, including physics majors as well as students studying other STEM-related disciplines, chatted informally over breakfast about their personal experiences as STEM students and researchers. Women in Physics Group inspires the next generation of physicists and astronomers Students had the opportunity to interact with a world-renowned astronomer during a day of informal get-togethers, networking events, and physics lectures at the annual conference.
Prepping Philly high schoolers for college Prepping Philly high schoolers for college Rising 11th graders in the Provost Summer Mentorship Program at Penn spend a month on campus diving into the professional fields of dentistry, medicine, law, nursing, and engineering.
Farm to campus, from prep to dining—and more dining A member of the staff adds a handful of herbs to a lasagna dish during the busy lunch hour in the kitchen of Houston Market on Jan. 23. Farm to campus, from prep to dining—and more dining Penn Dining Services cook up delicious, locally sourced, healthy, and abundant meals at nearly all hours of the day, an operation that starts locally and ends on plates licked clean.
‘A Swiss cheese-like material’ that can solve equations ‘A Swiss cheese-like material’ that can solve equations Engineering professor Nader Engheta and his team have demonstrated a metamaterial device that can function as an analog computer, validating an earlier theory.
Western bias in human genetic studies is ‘both scientifically damaging and unfair’ Including underrepresented groups in genomics studies, as Sarah Tishkoff (addressing participants above) has done through her career of studying African population diversity, is essential to reap the benefits of such studies, according to a new commentary in the journal Cell. (Credit: Tishkoff lab) Western bias in human genetic studies is ‘both scientifically damaging and unfair’ In a commentary in the journal Cell, PIK Professor Sarah Tishkoff and Giorgio Sirugo shine a light on the lack of ethnic diversity represented in genomic studies, and the consequences for health and medicine.
Got milk? Penn Vet helps animal farmers get more from healthy herds One member of the milking herd at Summit Level Farm. (Photo: Penn Vet News) Got milk? Penn Vet helps animal farmers get more from healthy herds The Penn Vet Center for Animal Health and Productivity brings veterinarians directly to farms to help clients improve health and productivity in food animal herds and flocks.
What is esketamine? Q&A What is esketamine? Following FDA approval of esketamine as a nasal spray to address otherwise untreatable cases of depression, Michael Thase, a professor of psychiatry at Penn Medicine, explains what it is and how it came to be.
An affirmation tree grows on campus Elana Burack, left, hangs an affirmation notecard, as Julia Magidson looks on from a distance. An affirmation tree grows on campus Through a Penn Wellness and Sachs grant, Elana Burack, a senior religious studies major, is touring the ‘Affirmation Tree’ around campus, soliciting reflections from the University community at large.