From framework to actions: Provost John L. Jackson Jr. talks Penn Forward
In a Q&A, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. explains the relationship between the strategic framework In Principle and Practice and Penn Forward—a new University-wide process and action plan that will advance Penn forward for the next decade and beyond.
The Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence will work to ensure AI growth benefits water resources and reduces stress on water resources.
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Water Environment Federation, Amazon, Penn’s Water Center, and leading utilities of the world launch groundbreaking Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence
The first-of-its-kind initiative will develop best practices to minimize water impact in the age of AI.
Soosun You’s research focuses on gender and equity in South Korea.
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Navigating gender and power in South Korea
As the newest member of Penn’s political science faculty, Soosun You brings global experience—from her work as a former journalist in Seoul to conducting fieldwork in Africa—to research on women’s rights and politics in South Korea.
Mia Levine and Michael Lampson’s research examines how telomere length is inherited, and how this can inform future genetic research in how cancer develops.
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Does early-life cellular activity influence cancer and aging?
New research from Michael Lampson and Mia T. Levine in the School of Arts & Sciences offers insight into how telomeres—protective chromosomal caps linked to aging and cancer in mammals—are inherited. Their finding that telomeres become longer or shorter during early embryonic development opens new avenues for research.
Third-year Cole DuHaime taught math to seventh graders over the summer in a service opportunity made possible by Generation Teach and the Ben Franklin Scholars Program.
Consumers will see the effects of these tariffs in the near future, says economics professor Enrique Mendoza, but predicting which items will see a price increase is tricky.
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The rise of tariffs
Enrique Mendoza, a professor of economics in the School of Arts & Sciences, explains what tariffs are and unpacks their potential short- and long-term effects.
Researchers say new therapy may slow effects of Huntington’s disease
Aaron Lasker of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a new genetic treatment that has the potential to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease.
Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds
A collaborative study by academics at Penn, New York University, and the University of Chicago concluded that lower nursing staff and declines in compliance with care standards contributed to increased deaths at financier-owned nursing homes.
