Penn in the News

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that Alpilean supplements have minimal evidence in animal studies showing improvements in body temperature regulation.

James A. Serpel of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that brachycephalic dog breeds that appear to lack snouts are more susceptible to heat stress and overheating, especially if they are overweight.

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that rising deficits can pose economic problems but that the connection between inflation and fiscal factors has often been overstated or misunderstood.

A study led by Meredith Doherty of the School of Social Policy & Practice finds that patients are more likely to experience cancer care delays or be unable to stick to a treatment plan if forced to fill out a lot of paperwork.

Sami Khella of the Perelman School of Medicine says that one or two seizures can beget more seizures and need to be treated.

A new paper from the Kleinman Center of Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design shows that utilities and regulators will need to consider how home energy storage systems for renewable energy will affect the electric grid.

A 2022 study by Sandra González-Bailón of the Annenberg School for Communication found that Twitter, now X, gives more visibility to those with conservative ideologies than those who tend to express more progressive views.

Dean Katharine Strunk of the Graduate School of Education says that math issues are most pronounced among Black, Latino, low-income, and other vulnerable students, as with many learning setbacks.

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School discusses how to get the most out of AI chatbots and how to avoid common pitfalls.

David Wessels of the Wharton School explains why calculating enterprise value from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is a useful valuation metric.