Five Penn faculty were elected to the National Academy of Medicine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Five Penn faculty were elected to the National Academy of Medicine PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and the Perelman School of Medicine’s Kurt T. Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, Susan L. Furth and Robert H. Vonderheide have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin The “Young Benjamin Franklin” statue in front of Weightman Hall on 33rd street depicts Penn’s founder as the 17-year-old who arrived in Philadelphia 300 years ago. nocred An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin Penn’s founder arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6 300 years ago as a nearly penniless 17-year-old looking for a job as a printer. Three from Penn receive NIH Director Award Jina Ko (left) and Kevin Johnson (middle), from both the School of Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with Sheila Shanmugan (right) from the latter, have received the National Institute of Health Director’s Award to support their “highly innovative and broadly impactful” research projects through the High-Risk, High-Reward program. no cred Three from Penn receive NIH Director Award Kevin B. Johnson, Jina Ko, and Sheila Shanmugan awarded NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers (Image: iStock/PeopleImages) Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation. This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences Penn In the News Technical.ly Philly This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work. ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens Penn In the News KFF Health News ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence. Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class Penn In the News 6ABC.com Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children. The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin The “Young Benjamin Franklin” statue in front of Weightman Hall on 33rd street depicts Penn’s founder as the 17-year-old who arrived in Philadelphia 300 years ago. nocred An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin Penn’s founder arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6 300 years ago as a nearly penniless 17-year-old looking for a job as a printer.
Three from Penn receive NIH Director Award Jina Ko (left) and Kevin Johnson (middle), from both the School of Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with Sheila Shanmugan (right) from the latter, have received the National Institute of Health Director’s Award to support their “highly innovative and broadly impactful” research projects through the High-Risk, High-Reward program. no cred Three from Penn receive NIH Director Award Kevin B. Johnson, Jina Ko, and Sheila Shanmugan awarded NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers (Image: iStock/PeopleImages) Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation. This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences Penn In the News Technical.ly Philly This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work. ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens Penn In the News KFF Health News ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence. Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class Penn In the News 6ABC.com Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children. The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers (Image: iStock/PeopleImages) Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation.
This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences Penn In the News Technical.ly Philly This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work. ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens Penn In the News KFF Health News ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence. Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class Penn In the News 6ABC.com Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children. The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens Penn In the News KFF Health News ‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence. Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class Penn In the News 6ABC.com Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children. The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class Penn In the News 6ABC.com Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children. The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
The race to link our brains to computers is heating up Penn In the News France 24 The race to link our brains to computers is heating up PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants. Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions. Load More
Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Penn In the News Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions.