Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics
The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores online dating, the future of global finance, sports and advertising, and how AI is informing human decision-making.
Beyond cystic fibrosis, the refined base editor could help researchers tackle a wide range of genetic diseases caused by single-letter DNA changes.
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Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis
Researchers at Penn Engineering have developed a modified base-pair editor that offers improved accuracy and could help treat diseases like cystic fibrosis.
Katelyn Candido, a second-year medical student at PSOM and aspiring neurosurgeon, researches a novel tool’s utility for improving surgical precision. Informed by experiences as a first-generation Hispanic student, Candido also deeply values the human-centered side of medicine, helping drive equitable care in Philadelphia and beyond.
Who, What, Why: Katelyn Candido on improving surgical procedures and keeping health care human-first
Second-year medical student Katelyn Candido shares insight into her research project on a promising tool for improving surgical precision and efficiency, and why she aims to drive equitable patient care through a career in neurosurgery.
Deborah Burnham has led the Writing a Life group since 2015.
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She helps patients find their words to cast a spell on cancer
Even before she experienced cancer herself, Deborah Burnham had a knack for “magical” prompts to help patients write through their illness at Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center.
Penn Today spoke with David Meaney, vice provost for research, about research at Penn—its current focus and plans for its growth and evolution in the continued quest to help make lives better.
Nguyen, Whittington earn All-Ivy selections for men’s swimming and diving
Second-year Watson Nguyen earned two First Team All-Ivy spots in 100 and 200 breaststroke, and third-year Peter Whittington claimed two in 400 and 200 breaststroke for Second Team.
Award-winning presidential historian and scholar Michael Beschloss will be receiving an honorary doctor of letters degree at Penn’s 270th Commencement.
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Historian, scholar, and best-selling author Michael Beschloss to speak at Penn’s 270th Commencement
At the Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 18, Beschloss will receive an honorary degree, along with the other 2026 Penn honorary degree recipients.
Connecting patients to public benefits works better with texts than paper flyers
New research from Penn Medicine finds that automated texts in the 14 days following emergency department discharge leads to higher enrollment in programs like SNAP and energy assistance.
In February 2025, Alicia Meyer showed students in Elly Truitt’s Technology & Society course a rare 19th-century book of hours woven from silk on a Jacquard loom, an Egyptian clay tablet from 400 BCE, an astronomical rotula used to predict the movement of heavenly bodies, posters from Central America made on sugarcane paper, and more.
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Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials.
