Microsoft’s big lie: Your computer is fine (and you don’t need to buy a new one)
Tim Allen of the Wharton School says that any computer bought new in 2015 should be perfectly capable of running an operating system, a web browser, email, video meetings, and an office suite without feeling slow.
Experts reveal six tips to prevent tooth loss in aging adults
The Penn Dental Family Practice advises drinking water throughout the day to stay hydrated and decrease the likelihood of developing cavities.
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Penn Medicine outreach addresses health-related social needs
Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out
Archaeologists discover untouched tomb linked to King Midas’ dynasty: ‘High level of wealth’
C. Brian Rose of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues at the Penn Museum have uncovered a tomb in Turkey linked to the family of King Midas.
‘Always on,’ how workers are suffering from ‘infinite’ work
Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School discusses cultural and national differences in attitudes toward work.
Deadly ‘pharaoh’s curse fungus’ could be used to fight cancer
A deadly fungus linked to deaths in archaeologists excavating tombs has been turned into a cancer-fighting compound by a School of Engineering and Applied Science team. Sherry Gao and doctoral fellow Qiuyue Nie are quoted.
Record-breaking temperatures lingered over the Northwest during a historic heatwave in June, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.
(Image: Nathan Howard via AP Images)
Heat domes and flooding have nearly tripled since the ’50s
The Glee Club and students in the Wagner Society Choirs of Japan’s Keio University sang together in a collaborative concert.
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Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing
Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says climate models are likely understating the relationship between climate change and persistent summer weather extremes.