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News・ Education, Business, & Law
How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements
Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
News・ Science & Technology
The role of history in how efficient color names evolve
In a new study, biology and psychology researchers show how existing color vocabularies constrain future options for efficient color vocabularies.
News・ Science & Technology
New molecules, inspired by space shuttles, advance lipid nanoparticle delivery for weight control
Penn Engineering researchers have invented a new way to synthesize the key chemical components of lipid nanoparticles that help protect and deliver medicinal payloads.
News・ Sports
One-on-one with Jordan Obi
The fourth-year forward discusses her love of basketball, building team chemistry, being a quiet leader, her most memorable game, and her most interesting class.
News・ Campus & Community
Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget
The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in tuition and a record $311 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming year.
News・ Health Sciences
Takeaways: New guideline on acute dental pain management
In collaboration with the American Dental Association and University of Pittsburgh, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine has issued a new guideline for managing acute dental pain in adolescents, adults, and older adults.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
At Shenandoah National Park, the past, present, and future of a historic center of Black life
The Urban Heritage Project, an initiative of the Weitzman School’s Department of Historic Preservation, is working with the National Park Service to evaluate historically segregated cabin camps as nationally significant cultural heritage sites.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
A Wharton video series on DEI in industries and the racial wealth gap
A limited four-part series hosted by Wharton’s Kenneth Shropshire called “Opportunity Matters” explores the intersection between diversity, equity, and inclusion in industries, and their influence on the racial wealth gap.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws
Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, academic director at the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law, discusses the pair of cases and the consequential ramifications of a ruling.
News・ Campus & Community
What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
The shades account for solar geometry to make for an eye-catching view from the east and west—all while reducing energy usage.