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Faculty
The social structures that shape AI
The social structures that shape AI
There’s more hype than ever around artificial intelligence, but Assistant Professor of Sociology Benjamin Shestakofsky says it’s important to fully examine how the new technology fits into broader society.
Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years
Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years
The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.
How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz?
How do you authenticate a long-lost Chopin waltz?
Jeffrey Kallberg, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences, has helped to verify the first major manuscript from the famous composer since the 1930s.
Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
Penn Medicine researchers have developed tumor-homing nanosized particles that trigger cancer cell self-destruction in preclinical tests.
Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The award honors federally funded early-career scientists.
Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics
Fruit fly development offers insights into condensed matter physics
Penn Physicist Andrea Liu and collaborators modeled the behavior of tissue during a stage of fly development and found, surprisingly, it doesn’t fluidize as it shrinks but stays solid. Their approach could offer insights physical systems with complex functionality.
More than a year in as Annenberg dean, Sarah Banet-Weiser focuses on care and collaboration
More than a year in as Annenberg dean, Sarah Banet-Weiser focuses on care and collaboration
Drawing on her background as a scholar of gender in media and founder of the Center for Collaborative Communication, she is supporting community members as they drive communication research around democracy, climate, health, and more.
Unlocking the brain: Peptide-guided nanoparticles deliver mRNA to neurons
Unlocking the brain: Peptide-guided nanoparticles deliver mRNA to neurons
Researchers in the lab of Michael Mitchell in Penn Engineering have developed a method for delivering lipid nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier specifically to targeted neurons.
Jessica Varner on the long arc of built environment and its materials
Jessica Varner on the long arc of built environment and its materials
Varner, an assistant professor of landscape architecture at the Weitzman School, explores the intersections between architectural, environmental, and chemical history.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers and collaborators found that hospitals serving disproportionately Black patients have more patients per nurse.
In the News
The Washington Post
Watching Biden, many see the heartbreaking indignities of aging
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a debate inherently tests an individual’s cognitive abilities of attention, concentration, multitasking, working memory, and language.
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The Hill
Law schools left reeling after latest Supreme Court earthquakes
Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law comments on the Supreme Court ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution when they are engaging in official acts.
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The New York Times
Mythical sword’s disappearance brings mystery to French village
Ada Maria Kuskowski of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on “The Song of Roland,” a poem that has been referenced by nationalist groups for its message that Muslims are an enemy and Muslim immigrants are overtaking France.
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The Washington Post
Supreme Court ethics remain at center stage after hard-right rulings
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law said recent Supreme Court decisions will probably increase the public perception that the justices are partisan.
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The Atlantic
What the Civil Rights Act really meant
William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that in a healthier democracy and in a freer and more open country, we would pass more laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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MotherJones.com
Will the regulation shielding workers from heat be finalized before the election?
Penn Carey Law's Cary Coglianese says heat affects every outdoor worker and some major industries: construction, travel, transportation, and others.
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