Penn in the News

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School advocates for hands-on experience using AI, estimating that about 10 hours of working with an AI model gives people a good grasp of it. 

Penn Medicine is spending more than $500 million on two new cancer facilities in Philadelphia and central New Jersey, featuring remarks from Julia Puchtler, Robert Vonderheide, and Jim Metz.

As former President Joseph Biden completes cancer treatment, his daughter, Ashley, wrote on Instagram, “Thank you to the incredible doctors, nurses, and staff at Penn Medicine. We are so grateful!”

According to an August survey from Penn, Americans who have primary care clinicians put the greatest trust in their advice.

Penn researchers found that Google searches for red-light therapy exploded by 118% in 2024.

Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have found that early exposure to peanuts can cut allergy risks.

Research led by Jonathan Sussman of the Perelman School of Medicine found that many rare disease patients report high annual spending on medical costs, reduced work and school hours, and difficulty accessing medication or services after diagnosis.

Former President Joseph Biden has completed a course of radiation therapy for proton cancer at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia.

K. Jane Muir of the Leonard Davis Institute and School of Nursing and Anish Agarwal of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine share advice from emergency room nurses and physicians to uphold safety measures for workplace violence.

Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences co-authors an opinion essay on redistricting.