Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society For more than 17 years, PIK Professor Michael Platt and his collaborators have followed a free-ranging colony of rhesus macaques in the Puerto Rican Island of Cayo Santiago who, in 2017, experienced the devastation of Hurricane Maria. The team showed that the macaques who invested in relationships had higher survival rates, findings that can provide insights into human social behavior and health in the face of environmental change.(Image: Courtesy of Lauren J. Brent) Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators from the University of Exeter find Hurricane Maria transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of their interpersonal relations.
Why people really quit their jobs—and how employers can stop it Penn In the News Time Why people really quit their jobs—and how employers can stop it Maurice Schweitzer at the Wharton School co-writes that employee turnover is costly and it’s essential to understand why workers quit, especially when it can help organizations find effective ways to reduce turnover. Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report nocred Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report The Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community worked with constituents across Penn to determine a set of recommendations to move the University forward. Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer Section of seminoma tissue, a type of testicular cancer, showing strong expression of proteins/RNAs (TFAP2C, green; BICD1, red) that are typically present in pre-migratory/migratory primordial germ cells, precursors of sperm.(Image: Courtesy of Kotaro Sasaki) Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer Researchers from Penn Vet develop the first in vitro seminoma model, shedding light on chromosomal anomalies and signaling pathways. Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more nocred Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more In a Q&A with Penn Today, the committee’s chair reflects on the process and outcome of a report months in the making. Josephine Park on authoring identity Josephine Park, School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English.(Image: Courtesy of OMNIA) Josephine Park on authoring identity The School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States. Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance nocred Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance Researchers across Penn have developed an artificial intelligence tool for mining genetic elements from ancient molecules to discover new antibiotics. Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture Rossana Hu, Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture.(Image: Eric Sucar) Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture Hu, the Miller Professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, takes a “common sense” approach to adaptive reuse in her design work and teaching. Researchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy This image visualizes the Milky Way and its surrounding “halo” of stars. Most stars in the Milky Way lie in the disc (like the Sun, for example), but stars from past collisions end up in the halo, a large “cloud” of stars that extends outwards in all directions. These halo stars have been enhanced in this image, but in reality would be very dim compared to the disc. The halo appears messy and “wrinkly” here, a sign that a merger has occurred relatively recently.(Image: Halo stars: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, T Donlon et al. 2024; Background Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds: Stefan Payne-Wardenaar) Researchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy New findings by Robyn Sanderson and collaborators suggest galaxy’s last major collision was billions of years later than previously thought. Fruitful insights on the brain China Byrns used high-magnification confocal microscopy to visualize senescent glia (red) in Drosophila brains as part of a multidisciplinary approach to define the origin and effects of senescent cells in brain aging.(Image: Courtesy of Riya Anand) Fruitful insights on the brain Research led by China Byrns of the lab of Nancy M. Bonini in the School of Arts & Sciences have uncovered new details about the role of zombie-like cells in brain aging, using the fruit fly as a model.
Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report nocred Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report The Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community worked with constituents across Penn to determine a set of recommendations to move the University forward.
Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer Section of seminoma tissue, a type of testicular cancer, showing strong expression of proteins/RNAs (TFAP2C, green; BICD1, red) that are typically present in pre-migratory/migratory primordial germ cells, precursors of sperm.(Image: Courtesy of Kotaro Sasaki) Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer Researchers from Penn Vet develop the first in vitro seminoma model, shedding light on chromosomal anomalies and signaling pathways.
Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more nocred Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more In a Q&A with Penn Today, the committee’s chair reflects on the process and outcome of a report months in the making.
Josephine Park on authoring identity Josephine Park, School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English.(Image: Courtesy of OMNIA) Josephine Park on authoring identity The School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States.
Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance nocred Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance Researchers across Penn have developed an artificial intelligence tool for mining genetic elements from ancient molecules to discover new antibiotics.
Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture Rossana Hu, Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture.(Image: Eric Sucar) Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture Hu, the Miller Professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, takes a “common sense” approach to adaptive reuse in her design work and teaching.
Researchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy This image visualizes the Milky Way and its surrounding “halo” of stars. Most stars in the Milky Way lie in the disc (like the Sun, for example), but stars from past collisions end up in the halo, a large “cloud” of stars that extends outwards in all directions. These halo stars have been enhanced in this image, but in reality would be very dim compared to the disc. The halo appears messy and “wrinkly” here, a sign that a merger has occurred relatively recently.(Image: Halo stars: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, T Donlon et al. 2024; Background Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds: Stefan Payne-Wardenaar) Researchers upend theory about the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy New findings by Robyn Sanderson and collaborators suggest galaxy’s last major collision was billions of years later than previously thought.
Fruitful insights on the brain China Byrns used high-magnification confocal microscopy to visualize senescent glia (red) in Drosophila brains as part of a multidisciplinary approach to define the origin and effects of senescent cells in brain aging.(Image: Courtesy of Riya Anand) Fruitful insights on the brain Research led by China Byrns of the lab of Nancy M. Bonini in the School of Arts & Sciences have uncovered new details about the role of zombie-like cells in brain aging, using the fruit fly as a model.