Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet Image: Nick Matej Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet In his new book, political theorist and professor Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.
Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences Colin Twomey created the University Atlas Project, showing the thematic commonalities between research publications from current faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Viewers can search for publications by department, faculty member, program affiliation, keyword, or year. The map can be viewed at uatlas.com/penn/sasnocred Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty.
New books from Wharton faculty Image: iStock/hrabar New books from Wharton faculty The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” showcases recent books on leadership, customer service, immigration, and the power of data.
Showing up for Penn in London Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson addresses the audience at Penn’s academic symposium in London on Friday, June 21, 2024.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) Showing up for Penn in London A capacity audience attended an academic symposium in London titled “Frontiers of Knowledge and Discovery: Leading in a Changing World.”
Redlining and rentals Aerial view of a Park Forest neighborhood in 1952 that captures the neat rows of homes that characterized the post-World War II housing boom in the planned community.(Image: Owen Kent via the Chicago Historical Society) Redlining and rentals Historian Brent Cebul in the School of Arts & Sciences is working on a new digital mapping project looking at the impact of Federal Housing Administration policies on the availability of affordable rental housing post-World War II.
Protecting against burnout Kandi Wiens is the co-director of the Penn Master’s in Medical Education program.(Image: Robbie Quinn/Penn GSE Magazine) Protecting against burnout Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.
Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles Lipid nanoparticles present one of the most advanced drug delivery platforms to shuttle promising therapeutics such as mRNA but are limited by the time it takes to synthesize cationic lipids, a key component. Now, Michael Mitchell and his team at the School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a faster way to make cationic lipids that are also more versatile, able to carry different kinds of treatments to target specific organs.(Image: iStock / Dr_Microbe) Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles New lipid platform enables rapid synthesis of molecules that can shuttle therapeutics for a range of diseases with a high degree of organ specificity.
Takeaways from the U.K. elections Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with his supporters at the Tate Modern in London on July 5, 2024.(Image: AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Q&A Takeaways from the U.K. elections Political scientist Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences offers his take on the Labour Party’s landslide victory and what it means going forward.
Watching Biden, many see the heartbreaking indignities of aging Penn 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. Mythical sword’s disappearance brings mystery to French village Penn In the News 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. Load More
Mythical sword’s disappearance brings mystery to French village Penn In the News 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.