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Penn Biologists Show How Plants Turn Off Genes They Don’t Need

How squid have evolved to see in dim ocean water

In a new paper published in Science, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania provided a detailed look into how self-assembled squid lenses have evolved to adjust for light distortion, which allows them to see clearly in the dim waters of the open ocean.

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.

Penn Undergrad Evaluates Financial Sustainability of Historic House Museums

Julia Bache, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, is working on a long-term research project that’s focused on the financial sustainability of historic house museums.

Penn Libraries Announces Crowd-Sourced Scholarship Endeavor, “Scribes of the Cairo Geniza”

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries announces the launch of “Scribes of the Cairo Geniza,” an innovative digital humanities collaboration among the Princeton Geniza Project, the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Cambridge University Libraries, and Zo

Penn collaboration works to answer a fundamental nanotechnology question

Physicists have invented a new type of graphene-based sensor that could one day be used as a low-cost diagnostic system able to test for biomarker molecules, which are indicative of disease states.

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.

Penn Astronomers Contribute to the Most Accurate Measurement of Dark Matter Structure in the Universe

For the past four years, as part of a project called the Dark Energy Survey, a team of scientists from around the globe has aimed one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras towards the sky with the hopes of answering fundamental questions about the universe.

Penn’s Social Justice Research Academy for High School Students: Life Lessons for Tackling Tough Topics

For three weeks in July, the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Justice Research Academy offered 65 high school students from around the world intensive lessons in understanding contemporary social issues.

Penn Physicist’s Dark Energy Project Awarded $1 Million From the W.M. Keck Foundation

A collaboration between University of Pennsylvania and University of California, Berkeley, that is exploring a class of dark energy theories, called chameleon theories, has been awarded $1 million from the W.M.

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