Deodorant is getting more expensive
Deodorant is getting more expensive
Jagmohan Raju of the Wharton School says that tariffs are not to blame for increasing personal care and beauty costs.
Doctors told this Philly artist he had a month to live. He’s lived 20 years and credits art’s healing powers
Doctors told this Philly artist he had a month to live. He’s lived 20 years and credits art’s healing powers
Brian Litt of the Perelman School of Medicine says nature and art can be therapeutic.
UPDATED: Prasad, Makary unveil new FDA path for accelerating custom gene editing therapies
UPDATED: Prasad, Makary unveil new FDA path for accelerating custom gene editing therapies
Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine is referenced for his single patient treatment work on baby KJ.
Did your health insurance claim get denied? AI might be the culprit—and the fix
Did your health insurance claim get denied? AI might be the culprit—and the fix
Counterforce, an AI health insurance platform, is free to use thanks to funding from a PennAI tech grant.
Pennsylvania to leave RGGI as part of an overdue budget deal
Pennsylvania to leave RGGI as part of an overdue budget deal
According to a 2023 analysis by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, active membership in RGGI would have reduced the state’s electricity-sector emissions by 84 percent from 2020 levels by 2030.
AI may lift wages—then crush them, professors say
AI may lift wages—then crush them, professors say
A paper by PIK Professor Konrad Kording and Iona Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that the AI revolution may unfold like a classic boom-and-bust cycle in its effect on wages.
General anesthesia appears safe for C-sections
General anesthesia appears safe for C-sections
A study led by Mark Neuman of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that general anesthesia is a reasonable option for women giving birth via C-section, especially when spinal or epidural nerve blocks are ineffective.
How to deal with higher home heating bills
How to deal with higher home heating bills
Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that LIHEAP funds provided to states to help pay for heating bills are typically depleted by the summer.
The aging society turning to its elderly workers
The aging society turning to its elderly workers
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says the U.S. population is rapidly aging, producing labor shortages.
Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars
Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars
Florence Onyiuke, a fourth-year in the Huntsman Program in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship.