11/15
The Inventive University
Uncovering new antibiotics inside the human gut
Uncovering new antibiotics inside the human gut
Researchers from Penn Engineering, led by César de la Fuente, have leveraged AI to discover dozens of potential new antibiotics in the human gut microbiome.
Penn receives $10M gift to advance interdisciplinary work on climate and sustainability
Penn receives $10M gift to advance interdisciplinary work on climate and sustainability
The gift will establish the Penn Climate Sustainability Initiative, fostering collaboration across academic disciplines and all 12 Schools on campus.
Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows
Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows
New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine has implications for addressing a leading contributor to climate warming.
Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences
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.
Showing up for Penn in London
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.”
The power of protons
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.
A first, physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
A first, physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
Physics and engineering researchers created a contrastive local learning network that is fast, low-power, and scalable.
Path to 2024 series highlights realities of American attitudes
Path to 2024 series highlights realities of American attitudes
Focusing on corporate political action, AI, immigration, and more, the Polarization Research Lab aims to dispel myths about partisan beliefs.
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
PIK Professor Duncan Watts and colleagues have developed the Media Bias Detector, which uses artificial intelligence to analyze news articles, examining factors like tone, partisan lean, and fact selection.
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
In a new megastudy, Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and collaborators at Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative led research on reminders and free rides to and from pharmacies to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates.