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The key to fixing AI bias and copyright infringement
Michael Kearns.

Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology.

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The key to fixing AI bias and copyright infringement

Penn Engineering’s Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology, questions whether model disgorgement can potentially solve a number of problems related to AI.

From Penn Engineering

Beth Linker’s new book explores the science of posture
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Beth Linker’s new book explores the science of posture

A new book from history and sociology of science professor Beth Linker investigates how and why a panic around posture emerged in America in the 20th century.

From Omnia

Small patients, big discoveries
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Small patients, big discoveries

Penn Nursing faculty and researchers are revolutionizing pediatric care to keep pace with technology, advances in treatment, and current events.

From Penn Nursing News

How incentives could better treat stimulant use disorder
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How incentives could better treat stimulant use disorder

Researchers at Penn Medicine are working to update contingency management protocols and dissemination practices that focus on incentivizing behavior for patients.

Eric Horvath

University-led research project seeks to streamline air travel
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Long lines at check-in, frustrated passengers stranded at airports, and the chaotic cancellation of flights due to unexpected storms or technical outages are becoming increasingly commonplace. Now, Megan Ryerson of the Weitzman School of Design is part of a NASA-supported multidisciplinary team working to mitigate many of the deleterious effects of airport delays.

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University-led research project seeks to streamline air travel

Megan Ryerson of the Weitzman School of Design is part of a collaborative NASA-funded research team taming the turbulence of airport delays.
Intervention in Navajo Nation boosts uptake for heart failure drugs by 53%
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Intervention in Navajo Nation boosts uptake for heart failure drugs by 53%

LDI senior fellow Lauren Eberly details her latest study on the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico, highlighting the increased uptake of guideline-directed heart failure therapy drugs.

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The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation
Howard Hermann.

Howard Herrmann is the John Winthrop Bryfogle Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine.

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The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation

Howard Herrmann, the John Winthrop Bryfogle Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine and Health System director for Interventional Cardiology, is a lead researcher in the TAVR field.

From Penn Medicine News

Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Tyshawn Sorey.

Presidential Assistant Professor of Music Tyshawn Sorey has been awarded a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith).”

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Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music

The Presidential Assistant Professor of Music in the School of Arts & Sciences has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his musical composition “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith).”
Addressing declining fertility
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In a recent paper, PIK Professor Michael Platt and the Perelman School of Medicine’s Peter Sterling posit that the underlying mechanism of the looming concern of human fertility declines is the epidemic of despair.

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    • Addressing declining fertility

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Platt talks about the socioeconomic and emotional factors leading to plummeting fertility rates.