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California Democrats vote to increase gas prices

A report from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design indicates that climate-goal rules in California could increase the cost of gas.

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Many Americans unaware high blood pressure usually has no noticeable symptoms

In a recent Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey, over one-third of respondents report having been diagnosed with high blood pressure, but the survey also shows that few U.S. adults—including those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure—can correctly identify what blood pressure reading doctors consider “high.”

Improving T-cell responses to vaccines

Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers have modified mRNA vaccines to include the cytokine IL-12 and improve T-cell responses which could improve the body’s ability to fight infections.

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How Philly became the capital of American squash

Coach Gilly Lane comments on the success of collegiate squash.

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2025 John Hope Franklin Prize winner

Penn Carey Law professor Jasmine E. Harris has been named the recipient of the 2025 John Hope Franklin Prize in the Law & Society Association’s annual awards. She is recognized for exceptional scholarship in the field of Race, Racism, and the Law for “The Political Economy of Conservatorship,” published in the UCLA Law Review.

Parents of baby saved by new gene editing therapy open up about his health journey

A team of researchers at CHOP and the Perelman School of Medicine developed a personalized gene-editing treatment for a baby’s rare disorder, using CRISPR to alter his DNA.

The green transition needs more workers

Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez of the Wharton School says that worker shortages will grow more severe in an environment of declining birth rates, increasing retirements, and restrictive immigration.

TV host discovers he has skin cancer during live on-air broadcast

Joanna Walker of the Perelman School of Medicine diagnosed a TV anchor’s skin cancer during a live broadcast.

Twenty-five inspiring podcasts to supercharge your career in 2025

Adam Grant of the Wharton School explores hidden aspects of work culture, creativity, and leadership in his podcast, WorkLife.

Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

With artificial intelligence evolving faster than human imagination, traditional avenues of regulation may not work as well as they have for other business sectors.To safely and efficiently oversee AI, governments need to turn to a more flexible system, not immovable guardrails but more adjustable “leashes,” Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese writes in a new article.