What stiffening lung tissue reveals about the earliest stages of fibrosis
A Penn Engineering team has targeted the lung’s extracellular matrix to better understand early fibrosis by triggering the formation of special chemical bonds that increase tissue stiffness in specific locations, mimicking the first physical changes that may lead to lung fibrosis.
Air pollution linked to more severe Alzheimer’s disease, Penn study finds
A study by Edward Lee of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues linked increased exposure to air pollution to worse cases of Alzheimer’s disease.
Eric Ryu spent part of his summer in Scottish university archives researching the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Exploring the influence of the Scottish Enlightenment on America’s founding
Fourth-year Eric Ryu studied 18th and 19th century lectures notes from university archives in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and St. Andrews to trace the intellectual roots of the two movements.
Betty Chandy leads a discussion on the role of AI in the classroom during the PASS program, a donor-supported initiative that collaborates with the School District of Philadelphia.
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Philly teachers get a class PASS
Penn’s Graduate School of Education pilots “Pioneering AI in School Systems” for Philadelphia school district partners.
The lab of Pranam Chatterjee (pictured), in collaboration with the lab of César de la Fuente, developed and validated a new “diffusion model” that can generate antibiotic candidates the same way AI creates images.
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A generative AI model that designs new antibiotics
A research team at Penn Engineering has developed and validated a new ‘diffusion model’ that can generate antibiotic candidates the same way AI creates images.
The sun shades on the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology.
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Penn buildings achieve LEED certifications, showcasing commitment to sustainability
Three recent building projects at the University of Pennsylvania have earned LEED Platinum, Gold, and Silver certifications, underscoring Penn’s ongoing commitment to sustainable design and construction.
Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.
OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google vary widely in identifying hate speech
Neil Fasching and Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication have found dramatic differences in how large language models classify hate speech, with especially large variations for language about certain demographic groups, raising concerns about bias and disproportionate harm.
Yichi Zhang, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering, inspects the source of the quantum signal.
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Penn Engineers send quantum signals with standard internet protocol
Penn engineers have developed a “Q-Chip” (quantum-classical hybrid internet by photonics) signal which coordinates quantum and classical data and can run on the same infrastructure that carries everyday online traffic.
