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Can ‘magic’ mushrooms help one of the most painful conditions?
Philadelphia Inquirer

Can ‘magic’ mushrooms help one of the most painful conditions?

Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s compelling evidence that psilocybin is efficacious, safe, and seems to help people with cluster headaches.

Nov 12, 2024

Mortgage rates fell, then rose. What comes next?
The New York Times

Mortgage rates fell, then rose. What comes next?

Lu Liu of the Wharton School says that current housing market distortions might become even more entrenched or persist longer than people had initially thought.

Nov 11, 2024

Saving Philly’s bats, one DIY condo at a time
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Saving Philly’s bats, one DIY condo at a time

The Wildlife Futures Program at the School of Veterinary Medicine has facilitated the design and construction of wooden bat boxes to be installed in campus parks, with remarks from Julie Ellis. The project is the brainchild of Penn undergraduate Nick Tanner.

Nov 11, 2024

How can we remove carbon from the air? Here are a few ideas
The Wall Street Journal

How can we remove carbon from the air? Here are a few ideas

Jennifer Wilcox of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the carbon-removal potential of forestation can’t always be reliably measured in terms of how much removal and for how long.

Nov 10, 2024

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