The Wall Street Journal

Elder Financial Fraud Is Worse Than We Thought. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

The Wharton School’s Olivia Mitchell wrote about older Americans’ increased vulnerability to financial victimization. Mitchell proposed that policymakers, in addition to banks and other financial organizations, work harder to protect elders from fraud.

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CNBC

Artificial Intelligence Could Have a Big Role to Play in the Way Health Care Is Administered

Kevin Mahoney of the University of Pennsylvania Health System discussed the potential role of artificial intelligence in speeding up the diagnostic process. While Mahoney was clear that computers will probably never treat patients directly, he believes AI can help doctors rapidly integrate new research, making for more effective care overall.

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Scientific American

Could Future Nerve Implants Detect and Monitor Illness?

PIK Professor Konrad Kording weighed in on a study that used nerve implants to decode the body’s electrical impulses. Kording said the research is a “sign that the field of neural decoding is growing up.”

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  • Penn researchers elected American Statistical Association fellows

    Min Yao Li and Sharon Xie are the newest fellows elected to the largest statistician organization in the U.S.

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    • 5.17

    Children’s Festival

    In its 33rd year, the Philadelphia Children’s Festival, defined by its spectacular lineup of child-friendly programming, features three days of music, dance, magic, poetry, and circus arts.

    10:00a.m. - 3:30p.m.

    Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

    5.20

    Restoring Breast Beauty

    Penn Medicine physicians offer insights on breast cancer prevention, treatment, and reconstruction, while patients share stories and exhibitors give away cosmetic skincare products.

    1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

    Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ, 6401 Ogontz Ave.

    6.7

    HR Town Hall

    With the coming launch of Workday@Penn, a new cloud-based, modern system for management of human resources, payroll, faculty affairs, and other operations, the Penn Human Capital Management Transformation Initiative invites the Penn community to learn more about the project during this town hall.

    1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m.

    Fitts Auditorium, 3501 Sansom St.

    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Is Alzheimer's Disease the Next Frontier for Precision Medicine?

    David Wolk of the Perelman School of Medicine described the challenges of diagnosing the varied symptoms of Alzheimer’s and the benefits of using neurological imaging to identify affected brain structures.

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    Times Higher Education

    Emerging Economies Summit: India Is ‘Blueprint for Developing World’

    Alan Ruby of the Graduate School of Education praised India’s decision to grant “autonomous status” to 62 universities, which allows the schools to establish new courses, curricula, salaries, and off-campus centers without government approval.

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    The New York Times

    Lawyers Told Gina Haspel Torture Was Legal. But It Never Was.

    Claire Finkelstein and Stephen Xenakis of the Law School’s Center for Ethics and Rule of Law co-wrote an exploration of C.I.A. director nominee Gina Haspel’s culpability for “enhanced interrogation techniques” that occurred at the secret detention site she oversaw in 2002.

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