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The Pennovation Accelerator held their eighth annual Pitch Day at the Pennovation Center in July, the concluding event for the six-week program focused on business development. Serpent Robotics, an advanced robotics system that eliminates the dangers of manual tree-cutting, was named the overall 2025 Pennovation Accelerator Winner. Earable Intelligence won Best Pitch for developing an ear-based wearable medical device—or “earable”—to detect, and even predict, epileptic seizures.

In a new paper, Annenberg School for Communication doctoral student Arelí Rocha explores how people discuss their relationships with AI chatbots.

New features, improvements, and enhancements have enriched the user experience and made the pool safer and more accessible.

As director of the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections, Vivier talks about work at the Libraries that “fuels where the next ideas come from.”

Sharon Tsay of the Perelman School of Medicine offers advice for enjoying late-summer tick-free outdoor fun.

César de la Fuente uses AI to hunt for new antibiotic candidates in unlikely places, from the DNA of extinct organisms to the proteins of ancient microbes.

A year into his role as vice president of Business Services, Michael Scales has built on the division’s “legacy of excellence” while being a sponge and getting to know students and staff around the division.

When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing carbon sinks, and promoting adaptation to a changing climate, solutions abound. Implementing these solutions through policy, however, is anything but simple.

Beginning Sept. 2, Wilson’s role at the McGraw Center will leverage his deep expertise to advance the Center’s mission of cultivating visionary educational leaders. The former Morehouse College President previously led the White House Initiative on HBCU

Albert Ruenes, a urology doctor at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health, and Serigne Gueye, professor at Hospital General Idrissa Pouye in Senegal, have developed a powerful global partnership that’s transforming urologic care across West Africa.