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Addressing declining fertility
Artist rendering of fertility decline. Depopulation, demographic crisis. Baby bottles in the form of graph and down arrow.

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.

(Image: iStock / TanyaJoy)

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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.
    Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists
    Michael Mann at a podium and Kathleen Hall Jameson beside him teaching a course at Penn.

    The class included writing a letter to the editor, op-ed, and fact-check. “We threw a lot at them, we’re asking a lot of them, but I feel like they’re rising to the occasion,” Mann said.

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    Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists

    Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.
    Collaborating to advance health communication
    Mary Andrews (center)(L to R): Andy Tan, David Lydon-Staley, Emily Falk, and John B. Jemmott III.

    Mary Andrews (center) successfully defended her dissertation in December. Her dissertation committee members included four health communication faculty (L to R): Andy Tan, David Lydon-Staley, Emily Falk, and John B. Jemmott III.

    (Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

    Collaborating to advance health communication

    As a generation of pioneering scholars retired, several new hires are working together to continue Annenberg’s legacy as a leader in Health Communication.

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    Weitzman’s Sanya Carley on energy justice
    Sanya Carley.

    Sanya Carley, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning.

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    Weitzman’s Sanya Carley on energy justice

    The Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning believes that energy justice should be a central part of America’s energy transition.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    Turning up the heat on data storage
    Researcher sits in a laboratory filled with equipment, holding up a small, metallic-looking sample for examination.

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    Turning up the heat on data storage

    Researchers from Penn have developed a heat-resistant memory device that can withstand temperatures over 1,000° F. Their findings pave the way for AI computing in extreme environments.
    AI Month roundup: From ethical algorithms to robots that learn
    Photograph of Amy Gutmann Hall

    Amy Gutmann Hall will open in 2024 and will be the home of the new B.S.E. in Artificial Intelligence for faculty and students.

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    AI Month roundup: From ethical algorithms to robots that learn

    During the month of April, Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science showcased a series of news items exploring the evolving world of artificial intelligence.

    From Penn Engineering

    Wharton experts on financial literacy
    Three young children holding paper money seated at a table.

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    Wharton experts on financial literacy

    The April episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” mark National Financial Literacy Awareness month, where experts discuss current financial initiatives for innovation, lower-income spending behavior, and how AI may help in financial literacy challenges.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    2024 tropical cyclone prediction
    View of Hurricane Ida from space with satellite visible above orbit.

    An image of Hurricane Ida taken aboard the International Space Station shortly before the Category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021. It marked the ninth named hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season. As such storms increase in both frequency and intensity, Penn researchers argue that the resilience methods used in the past won’t work in the future.

     (Image: European Space Agency)

    2024 tropical cyclone prediction

    Michael Mann and colleagues predict a record-breaking 33 named storms for the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season. It is the highest count ever projected.