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Penn Experts Offer Advice Following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November, has already seen two of the strongest storms on record, with hurricanes Irma and Harvey bringing extreme winds, torrential rain and significant flooding to the population centers in their paths.
The challenge: Create a tool predicting where crime will happen
The idea that machine learning can aid in the enforcement of the law inspired a competition held by the National Institute of Justice. Using five years of data from the city of Portland, Ore., a team led by criminologist Charles Loeffler tied for first in the Large Business Division.
Penn Researchers Discover New Law Guiding the Way Humans Perceive the World
Laws of perception explain why people see the world the way they do.
Is gun violence contagious?
Is gun violence contagious? According to new findings from Penn and the University of Oxford, the answer is mostly no. Rather, this violence is a chronic issue for particular neighborhoods and requires place-specific solutions.
Houstonian, Penn Undergraduate Nursing Student Writes About Hurricane Harvey
by Anita Söne ItamanEvery year Texas has its annual storm season, and every year we underestimate it.
Penn Awards Former EPA Administrator Kleinman Center’s 2017 Carnot Prize
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design will award the third annual Carnot Prize to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, former Administrator for the United States Environmental P
Seeing science clearly through Penn LENS
Looking at a leaf through a magnifying glass, a complex web comes into focus. Thick, dark lines shoot off shorter, lighter lines, which give way to those even more transparent and diminutive. This is called the vascular system and it allows plants to distribute water and perform photosynthesis.
Penn Researchers Link Technologies and Rejection of Wife-beating Justifications
Women with technologies like computers and mobile phones in their homes are more likely to reject justifications for wife beating, according to new findings from Susan B.
Q&A: Penn Criminologist Richard Berk on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has great potential to transform many facets of our society, from cars to health care to the way the criminal justice system uses information about arrest records.
Successful Guide Dogs Have ‘Tough Love’ Moms, Penn Study Finds
Much has been written of the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than encouraging their independence.