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The mechanics of collaboration
The mechanics of collaboration
Penn Ph.D. student Xinlan Emily Hu leads a group of budding engineers and social scientists who study communication across teams. The group has developed a new toolkit aimed at helping researchers analyze and measure teamwork.
A climate expert’s return to Penn
A climate expert’s return to Penn
Jen Wilcox, an expert on direct-air capture, is the inaugural faculty appointment in the Kleinman Center and served for three years as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy. She discusses her time away and her return to Penn.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will investigate the history of galaxies
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will investigate the history of galaxies
Robyn Sanderson and collaborators are unearthing the history of the universe’s formation by looking for clues that reveal its “galactic fossil record.”
Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society
Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society
Dawn Bonnell, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman have been recognized for extraordinary achievements in their fields.
Racing to the future
Racing to the future
Rahul Mangharam’s scaled-down, self-driving race cars are revamping engineering education at Penn.
Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?
Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?
New research led by Penn scientists offers insights into fundamental problems in fluid mechanics, findings that pave the way for more efficient heat transfer in myriad systems.
An empty outdoor space is transformed into a social garden
An empty outdoor space is transformed into a social garden
A 2023 Project for Progress initiative, the Breathing Room at Sayre High School was unveiled this spring.
Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles
Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles
New lipid platform enables rapid synthesis of molecules that can shuttle therapeutics for a range of diseases with a high degree of organ specificity.
Who, What, Why: Lasya Sreepada on decoding Alzheimer’s disease
Who, What, Why: Lasya Sreepada on decoding Alzheimer’s disease
The doctoral candidate at the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses her path to brain research and how it set her on a course to demystifying neurological diseases using data science approaches.
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
PIK Professor Duncan Watts and colleagues have developed the Media Bias Detector, which uses artificial intelligence to analyze news articles, examining factors like tone, partisan lean, and fact selection.