New insights on weight-loss drug Mounjaro may lead to better treatments for impulsive eating PhillyVoice New insights on weight-loss drug Mounjaro may lead to better treatments for impulsive eating New research from Penn has helped identify how major weight-loss drugs suppress “food noise” in the brain.
Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student Philadelphia Inquirer Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student President Emerita Amy Gutmann and Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser of the Annenberg School for Communication have been co-teaching a course, The Art and Ethics of Communication in Times of Crisis, this semester.
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug appears to suppress binge-eating signal, small study finds Reuters Eli Lilly weight-loss drug appears to suppress binge-eating signal, small study finds A study by Casey Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 weight-loss drug appears to temporarily suppress food-craving signals in the reward center of the brain.
Claude on campus: How Anthropic is building a user base by launching AI clubs Fast Company Claude on campus: How Anthropic is building a user base by launching AI clubs Penn students are attending the Claude Builder Club, sponsored by AI company Anthropic, to create projects using artificial intelligence.
Google invests $40B in AI data centers, sparking energy concerns NewsNation Google invests $40B in AI data centers, sparking energy concerns Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says there’s a risk that data center energy costs are being distributed to the ratepayers and consumers in local communities.
Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Yahoo! Finance Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Matthew Bidell of the Wharton School explains that layoffs are bad but part of the capitalist process of creative destruction.
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Fortune Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences says that effort is twice as important as talent for success.
A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Business Insider A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says the data infrastructure boom of the dot-com era is a useful analog to today's buildout.
How ‘systemic errors at every level’ led to wrongful conviction of Detroit man Detroit Free Press How ‘systemic errors at every level’ led to wrongful conviction of Detroit man An 18-month review coordinated by the Quattrone Center at Penn Carey Law detailed numerous mistakes that led to the wrongful conviction of a Detroit man for armed robbery.
The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks The New York Times The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School warns that having fewer supervisors will impact the ability of the Fed to spot banking problems.