This baby’s future was bleak. Then he became a medical first
A team from the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia led by Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas has developed a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy that could be scaled to fit the needs of individual patients.
Penn State board plans to vote next Thursday on Commonwealth campus closure plan
Julie Wollman of the Graduate School of Education says that it isn’t sustainable for Penn State to run campuses of 400 or fewer students.
Are you listening to this article or reading it? It could make a big difference
Shiri Melumad of the Wharton School explains why listening to the news could lead to a shallower understanding and a more negative impression than reading it.

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How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small

(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra of Penn Dental’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH).
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American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health

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The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate
Your A.I. radiologist will not be with you soon
Charles E. Kahn Jr. of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the use of AI in radiology.

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Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad
The default-parent problem
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that many people jump to stereotypical conclusions about the mother as the caregiver.
HHS says new vaccines should be tested against placebos. They already are
Paul Offit and Susan Ellenberg of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss existing processes that test and track the efficacy and safety of vaccines.