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Penn researchers study working memory gap
Memory is not just a mental slideshow of days past. The ability to retain information and use it to make decisions is critical to accomplishing almost any task. This “working memory” develops as children grow, but some kids have better working memories than others.
Penn Research Combines Graphene and Painkiller Receptor
Almost every biological process involves sensing the presence of a certain chemical. Finely tuned over millions of years of evolution, the body’s different receptors are shaped to accept certain target chemicals.
Penn and CHOP Researchers Track Working Memory From Childhood Through Adolescence
Working memory, the ability to hold information in your mind, think about it and use it to guide behavior, develops through childhood and adolescence and is key for successful performance at school and work. Previous research with young children has documented socioeconomic disparities in performance on tasks of working memory.
A cyborg sensor that could unlock anesthesia’s secrets
Almost every biological process involves sensing the presence of a certain chemical. Finely tuned over millions of years of evolution, the body’s different receptors are shaped to accept certain target chemicals.
Two Penn Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Charles Kane and Scott Poethig of the University of Pennsylvania have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences, considered one of the highest honors that can be ac
Merging Engineering and Imagination, Four Penn Juniors Turn Dreams Into Reality
By Marjorie Ferrone
Penn Student Elected to Society of Women Engineers’ Board of Directors
Nicole Woon, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected to the board of directors of the Society of Women Engineers.
Penn stars in West Philly Science Showcase
It’s called University City for a reason: Penn’s academic neighbors include Drexel University, the University of the Sciences, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, the University City Science Center, and the Wistar Institute.
Pennvention winners imagine organs on demand
Weiss Tech House, the student-run hub for innovation located in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been hosting invention competitions since its inception over a decade ago.
Cosmologists at Penn Weigh Cosmic Filaments and Voids
Cosmologists have established that much of the stuff of the universe is made of dark matter, a mysterious, invisible substance that can’t be directly detected but which exerts a gravitational pull on surrounding objects.