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Three Penn Researchers Awarded 2016 Sloan Fellowships
Three University of Pennsylvania faculty members are among recipients of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship, two from Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, one from Penn’s
Penn Science Café Presents ‘Public (Mis)understanding of Evolution’
WHO: Michael Weisberg Chair and Professor
Raising Age of Majority Doesn’t Affect Teen Crime Rates, Penn Research Shows
In the criminal justice world, there’s an ongoing debate about whether to increase the age of majority, the point at which an adolescent can no longer be tried in the juvenile legal system and instead must be tried as an adult.
New Penn Study Links Moving More With Decreased Mortality
“Get up and move.”
Price Lab shows Penn’s increased focus on digital humanities
Four years ago, Penn launched a pilot initiative called the Digital Humanities Forum to generate interest in and buzz about new computational methods of humanities research on campus.
Penn Study: Machine Learning at Arraignments Can Cut Repeat Domestic Violence
In one large metropolitan area, arraignment decisions made with the assistance of machine learning cut new domestic violence incidents by half, leading to more than 1,000 fewer such post-arraignment arrests annually, according to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kosher dining fosters community on campus
It’s often said that community centers around food, and for Penn students who are also observant Jews, a focal point is Penn Hillel at 39th Street and Locust Walk, and the tables in Falk Dining Commons.
Penn Research: An FDA-approved Alzheimer’s Drug Could Help Smokers Quit
Despite several safe drug therapies available to help smokers quit, three-quarters report relapsing within six months of a quit attempt.
Machine learning can help prevent repeat domestic violence offenses
Richard Berk, a professor of criminology and statistics in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, and Susan B.
Penn researchers repurpose Alzheimer’s drug to help tobacco smokers quit
In adjacent rooms at Penn’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction (CIRNA) in the Perelman School of Medicine, a man flips through a magazine, and a woman fiddles with her phone.