Tim Allen of the Wharton School says that any computer bought new in 2015 should be perfectly capable of running an operating system, a web browser, email, video meetings, and an office suite without feeling slow.
Che Gossett of the School of Arts & Sciences has helped produce a biographic film about Penn alumnus and activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya, which will premiere at a Penn symposium this fall.
Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia explain the implications of their treatment of a child with a rare genetic disorder using personalized gene-editing.
A study by Xue (Sherry) Gao of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues found potent cancer-killing effects in the deadly Aspergillus flavus fungus, which was linked to rumors of a “pharaoh’s curse.”
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that increased insurance coverage might be turning the tide against low persistence on weight-loss drugs.
Graduate School of Education student Truth Mjumbe has developed an app that uses AI to help people record their own civil rights stories.
Javier Granados Samayoa of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains how “bypassing misinformation” helps avoid arguments while clearing up political falsehoods.
Matthew McHugh of the School of Nursing says that joining a multistate health compact will benefit Pennsylvania nurses by attracting more people to the field and increasing job opportunities, particularly in the virtual medical landscape.
The Penn Wharton Budget Model has helped develop a financial calculator that shows what each American will pay if Republican tax cut legislation passes the House.
A collaborative study by Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and colleagues found promising outcomes for teacher retention with an Arizona staffing model that allows several teachers to work together across multiple learning spaces within a school.