The first modern computer, ENIAC, was developed for the Army at Penn.

In the first 18 months of an anti-crime program in Baltimore, there were significant reductions in homicides and shootings, according to Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab.

Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the health implications of smartphone use by children.

Kelli Murray of Penn Medicine’s addiction medicine program works with people who abuse a powerful new drug.

Former trustees chair David Cohen was honored at the annual Pennsylvania Society dinner in New York City. President Emerita Amy Guttmann was among those praising him.

In an opinion essay, Yadan Luo of the Weitzman School of Design writes that an innovation in Chinatown that uses a movable market stall to turn a roadway into a pedestrian plaza could create temporary community spaces throughout the city.

Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that December has the lowest daily suicide rate of any month.

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says climate change is making insuring homes riskier and more expensive.

Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the health implications of giving pre-teens cell phones should be carefully considered.