The researchers theorized that frogs must have developed antibiotics to survive in their challenging environment.
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Scientists unlock frogs’ antibacterial secrets to combat superbugs
The lab of César de la Fuente has created synthetic peptides, a class of antibiotics, derived from the secretions of a frog commonly found in South Asia.
(From left) Jackie Balanovsky, Glynn Boltman, Ki Joon Lee, and Geddy Lucier, all third-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences, work on their analysis of student loan complaint data during the 2025 PORES Hackathon.
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‘Hacking’ data for insights and innovation
Penn student data science teams tackle large volumes of information as they compete for honors with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies.
Penn Electric Racing, the student-led Formula Society of Automotive Engineers electric team, debuted its latest electric race car, REVX, on College Green on March 28. This marks the team's 10th custom-designed car since its founding in 2013 and its most sophisticated to date.
Wharton is set to offer an MBA major in AI—and that has implications for CFOs
Dean Erika James and Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School have announced a new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in Artificial Intelligence for Business, featuring a required ethics course led by Kevin Werbach.
A 180-year-old drug may be the fastest depression treatment ever discovered
A study by Joseph Cichon of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues has discovered that nitrous oxide can trigger a profound and immediate response in specific brain cells.
From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu.
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AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.
Perry World House’s “Feeding a Climate-Changed World” conference brought together climate experts to discuss democracy, human rights, and the geopolitics of food security.
