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How markets can help society adapt to climate change
People working on a laptop and a screen looking at climate initiatives.

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How markets can help society adapt to climate change

Environmental and labor economist R. Jisung Park co-authored a new paper reporting that carefully designed markets and supportive public policy can help individuals and communities more effectively approach climate adaptation.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

2 min. read

Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics
An Olympic skiier making a heart sign with their hands post ski run at the Winter Olympics.

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Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores online dating, the future of global finance, sports and advertising, and how AI is informing human decision-making.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis
Engineering researchers at a whiteboard in the Gao lab.

Beyond cystic fibrosis, the refined base editor could help researchers tackle a wide range of genetic diseases caused by single-letter DNA changes.

(Image: Bella Ciervo)

Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Penn Engineering have developed a modified base-pair editor that offers improved accuracy and could help treat diseases like cystic fibrosis.

Ian Scheffler

2 min. read

David Meaney on Penn’s research enterprise
David Meaney leaning against a door in Penn's College Hall.

David Meaney, Penn’s vice provost for research.

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    • David Meaney on Penn’s research enterprise

    Penn Today spoke with David Meaney, vice provost for research, about research at Penn—its current focus and plans for its growth and evolution in the continued quest to help make lives better.

    4 min. read

    Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system
    Three researchers in a greenhouse full of lettuce heads.

    Researchers, including Rahul Singh (left), in the Daniell lab’s greenhouse where the production of clinical grade transgenic lettuce occurs.

    (Image: Henry Daniell)

    Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system

    Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.

    3 min. read

    Four ways Penn Arts & Sciences is looking to the future
    Mark Trodden.

    “When there are challenges, we have a role to play in solving them. It’s important to be upbeat about the future,” say Mark Trodden, dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Four ways Penn Arts & Sciences is looking to the future

    With “SAS Horizons: Pathways for a Changing World,” the School charts a course to navigate challenging waters.

    From Omnia

    3 min. read

    First CRISPR-based platform to pinpoint leukemia drivers
    Rendering of a blood drop with a genetic DNA code inside.

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    First CRISPR-based platform to pinpoint leukemia drivers

    The new toolkit, developed by Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, allows researchers to test potential cancer targets directly in patient leukemia cells.

    2 min. read

    How confidence changes consumer loyalty

    How confidence changes consumer loyalty

    New research from Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger explores how experience in a category shapes how confident consumers feel, which has important consequences for brands.

    How can people boost resilience? Karen Reivich shares some key insights
    Karen Reivich smiling and hand gesturing while teaching a resilience workshop.

    Karen Reivich, director of training programs at Penn’s Positive Psychology Center, facilitating a resilience workshop.

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    How can people boost resilience? Karen Reivich shares some key insights

    In a four-part series offered by Penn HR this spring, Karen Reivich of Penn’s Positive Psychology Center will guide staff, faculty, and postdocs toward building resilience.

    3 min. read