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This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work.

‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence.

Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children.

Penn Engineering’s Michael Posa on robots in the real world

With funding from the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, Posa is working on a new teaching method where robots interact with objects in the real world to build real-world intelligence via small data sets.

There are lessons for the NYPD after the chaos in Union Square

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that the Union Square riot by fans of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat is a wake-up call for understanding social media and the digital world as real life.

How social media apps could be fueling homicides among young Americans

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues have designed algorithms that analyze social media posts to identify users at risk of harming themselves or others..

Desmond Patton stands with arms crossed in front of a window, which mirrors his image

Desmond Patton and the science of being human

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research

Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.

Dean Kumar at the podium with Stone and Magill on the stage

‘Topping off’ Amy Gutmann Hall

Following tradition, members of the University community celebrated the placement of the final wood panel on Penn Engineering’s new data science building.

As Penn’s new Amy Gutmann Hall reaches milestone, Magill touts first-of-its-kind building as future ‘nexus point’

President Liz Magill and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science comment on Penn Engineering’s new Amy Gutmann Hall, which will open to students in September 2024.

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