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‘Behind the Startup’ looks at venture capital and inequality
The new book by Benjamin Shestakofsky is based on 19 months of participant-observation research, rising from intern to middle manager in a tech startup.
News・ Sports
Wrestling with academics
As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Does stereotyping impact cooperative behavior?
Researchers from Penn and Princeton develop a model to evaluate how reputation and indirect reciprocity affects cooperative behaviors.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The soils beneath the solar fields
How do solar farms impact soil health? It’s a question that master’s student Hannah Winn is exploring at the central Pennsylvania site where solar energy production is helping Penn progress toward carbon neutrality.
News・ Health Sciences
How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA
Vaccines are just the beginning of the potential for messenger RNA, the Nobel Prize-winning technology.
News・ Health Sciences
Little bots that could put a stop to infectious disease
In a Q&A with Penn Today, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Edward Steager of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discuss the emerging trend of microrobots in healthcare.
News・ Science & Technology
At COP28, Penn delegation shares wide-ranging knowledge and builds connections
More than two dozen researchers from schools and centers across the University traveled to Dubai for the UN’s annual climate change conference.
News・ Campus & Community
Celebrating innovation and impact
Now in its tenth year of operation, the Penn Center for Innovation marked innovation achievements from fiscal year 2023 with highlights and awards.
News・ Campus & Community
Things to know: E-scooters and safety
Penn’s Gene Janda and Joe Romm and Andrew Baldwin of the Philadelphia Fire Department discuss lithium-ion battery fire risks.
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Penn gathers at COP28 to share ideas and research in university pavilion
A delegation of University researchers will be providing expertise on a wide array of issues to be discussed at COP28, the annual climate conference of the United Nations.