Innovation

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JPOD @ Philadelphia, 365 days later

One year after the launch of the partnership between Penn and Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the Pennovation Center celebrated the early successes of this innovative program.

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New chip poised to enable handheld microwave imaging

Penn researchers show that the new microwave imager chip could form images of simple objects. Unlike light, microwaves can travel through certain opaque objects, making microwave imagers potentially useful in a wide variety of applications.

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Closeup microscope medical technology

Penn team creates first bile duct-on-a-chip

The miniature, fabricated organ, replicating the structure and cellular makeup of the tissue, may lead to better understanding of the organ system and the differences between child and adult bile ducts.

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Team DeFake: Aarati Srikumar, Daniel Li, George Diwan and Sofiya Lysenko

Deepfake detector wins PennApps XX

An app designed to detect deepfakes took home the grand prize at PennApps XX, beating nearly 250 tech projects developed over the course of a weekend. 

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Minding the gap between mass transit and ride-hailing apps

With support from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, doctoral students Caitlin Gorback and Summer Dong are researching how services like Uber and Lyft are changing our transport habits, cities, and environments.

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A cohort study comes of age

For nearly two decades, a major national study of kidney disease led and coordinated at Penn has defined key risk factors in an all-too-common silent epidemic.

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In the News


Time

The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that even if there was no further progress in AI, it would likely take years before open systems are fully integrated with the world.

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Forbes

The generative AI landscape shifted dramatically in 2024, study says

A survey by AI at Wharton finds that nearly three in four executives report using generative AI at least once a week, up from 37% in 2023.

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Business Insider

Anthropic’s AI tool does admin, browses the internet, and orders pizza. Here’s what to know about Claude ‘computer use’

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School used Anthropic’s AI tool Claude to put together a lesson plan for high school students.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly high schoolers created an app to help classmates understand student loans and plan how to pay for college

David Musto of the Wharton School and colleagues have guided West Philadelphia high schoolers to develop an online tool that weighs the financial risks of a college education against the potential rewards.

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Bloomberg

Hernandez on immigration, its impact on the U.S. economy

Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School discusses what would happen to the economy if millions of people were deported and whether immigration is a solution to U.S. workforce concerns.

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The New York Times

Trump blames immigrant surge for housing crisis. Most economists disagree

Exequiel Hernandez of the Wharton School says that immigrants are the long-term solution to the housing crisis.

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