23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
Gideon Nave of the Wharton School warns that any company looking to personalize its products or advertising would find DNA data highly useful.
These Philadelphia-area hospitals have the highest cancer surgery volumes
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was the leader in cancer surgeries in fiscal 2024.
How much should college students work? A Mankato professor looks at link between too much work and failing grades.
“People who are working high number of hours while they are enrolled have lower academic performance,” says Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education.
How is the tech industry thinking about AI's environmental impact?
Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that it’s not possible to achieve net-zero emissions goals under current investment plans for generative AI infrastructure.
Drug reduces mysterious particle involved in heart attack risk
Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine says that lowering levels of the Lp(a) particle represents a huge new frontier in cardiovascular medicine.
A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on efforts to reinterpret the religion clauses of the First Amendment.

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The Penn 2025 Goldwater Scholars are third-year students (left to right, top to bottom) Tristen Brisky, Caitlyn Chen, Kason Kunkelmann, Nayoon Justina Lee, and Colby Snyder.
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