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Two nurses guiding a prone patient into a proton imaging machine.

The power of protons

Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.

Philadelphia Orchestra bassist Duane Rosengard; Peter Noël, director of CT Research at the Perelman School of Medicine; luthier Zachary S. Martin; Leening Liu, a Ph.D. student in Noël’s Laboratory of Advanced Computed Tomography Imaging; and Mark Kindig.

How to learn about a world-class double bass? Give it a CT

Radiology experts at Penn Medicine applied imaging technology to centuries-old instruments to better understand how to care for masterworks built between the 17th and 19th centuries, and provide insights into building new ones.

Group photo at Summer Innovation Institute.

Leading on health equity through innovative design

Penn Nursing held its second Summer Innovation Institute, with a focus on collaborative design and co-creation for health equity.

Schiff proposes guaranteed income pilot program for Medicaid recipients to cut federal health spending

A study co-authored by Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that guaranteed income programs mitigate the negative financial and health consequences associated with income volatility.

AI is getting very popular among students and teachers, very quickly

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School reviews new polling data that indicates generative AI’s growing popularity among students and teachers.

Fungi on the front lines against environmental injustice

The collective efforts of the Symbiotic Architecture for Environmental Justice research community are making former industrial sites reborn as vibrant community gardens, and safe, green spaces for children to play a reality.

How organizational personas can boost generative AI adoption

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that senior leaders who have experimented with GPT services are struggling to bring their colleagues along for the ride.

AI is already changing management — companies must decide how

In an opinion essay, Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that managers need to start shaping how artificial intelligence will be used in the workplace.

TikTok sued the U.S. government to block a ban. Here’s what happens now

Gus Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that ByteDance could file another lawsuit on behalf of TikTok’s users to strengthen the company’s First Amendment argument against a federal ban.

Stylized speakers and a blue silhouette of a person.

2024 Sachs awardees

At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.

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