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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.

Penn Researcher Studies Immigrant-Native Relations in Philadelphia and Atlanta

Research by Michael Jones-Correa might aptly adopt the title of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

Penn Researchers Find New Way to Transform Natural Gas and Volatile Hydrocarbons to More Useful Chemicals

In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report a new method to convert hydrocarbons to alkenes, which are building blocks to po

Penn Sociologist Examines Complex World of Diagnosing Mental Illness

In a new book, out this month, a University of Pennsylvania sociology professor addresses the complex subject of the accurate classification and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Penn Wharton China Center Reflects Upon Two Years of Progress and Growth

On launching the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing, in March of 2015, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann said, “We are building on Penn's history of broad, deep eng

Brain Training Has No Effect on Decision-making or Cognitive Function, Penn Researchers Report

During the last decade, commercial brain-training programs have risen in popularity, offering people the hope of improving their cognitive abilities through the routine performance of various “brain games” that tap cognitive functions such as memory, attention and cognitive flexibility.

Penn Doctoral Candidate Uncovers Critical Role of Cinema in the Work of Artist Marcel Duchamp

For seven years, Alexander Kauffman, a doctoral candidate in the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania, has been researching the influential 20th-century French artist Marcel Duchamp, making new discoveries about the impact of cinema on his work.

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