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Uncovering new antibiotics with AI 

Uncovering new antibiotics with AI 

César de la Fuente leverages machine learning to accelerate the discovery of lifesaving drugs and help reduce antibiotic resistance, a rising global health problem.

Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn
Michael Weisberg.

Michael Weisberg has been chosen lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the 2024 University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

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    • Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn

    Michael Weisberg, a distinguished professor of philosophy, has been appointed to lead the continued implementation of recommendations from the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

    7 min. read

    Is housework holding back wage equality?

    Is housework holding back wage equality?

    New research from Wharton associate professor of business economics and public policy Corinne Low links unequal domestic workloads to stalled progress on closing the wage gap—and even declining marriage rates.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    2 min. read

    Second infection in kids doubles long COVID risk
    A young child at a window wearing a mask due to COVID.

    Image: Vera Livchak via Getty Images

    Second infection in kids doubles long COVID risk

    Pediatric data shows that the increase in long COVID risk is also accompanied by the increased chance of developing a number of other related conditions, according to new research at Penn Medicine.

    Frank Otto

    2 min. read

    Five insights into the history of government shutdowns
    A woman walks by a "closed" sign in front of the National Archives building in Washington, D.C.

    The National Archives building in Washington, D.C. during a federal government shutdown.

    (Image: Julia Demaree Nikhinson via AP Images)

    Five insights into the history of government shutdowns

    Penn historian Brent Cebul traces the transformation of federal shutdowns from rare occurrences to strategic political tools.

    3 min. read

    National report offers strategies to support families and achieve national goals for breastfeeding in the US

    National report offers strategies to support families and achieve national goals for breastfeeding in the US

    A new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine outlines a roadmap to strengthen breastfeeding support through national coordination, public health programs and health care strategies, coverage of lactation services and supplies, and workplace supports. Penn Nursing’s Diane L. Spatz served as one of 15 national experts on this study.

    Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars
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    Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars

    Penn Engineers, NASA, and five other universities tested robotic systems designed to help unmanned explorers cooperate in the dunes of White Sands, New Mexico, paving the way for Moon and Mars exploration.

    5 min. read