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Research
Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives?
Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives?
New research from Abigail Blyler and Martin Seligman at the Positive Psychology Center found that the language model can produce accurate personal narratives from stream-of-consciousness data.
Conflicts and cultural evolution: All for one and one for all?
Conflicts and cultural evolution: All for one and one for all?
Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences show that, when it comes to learning and honing different skills, what’s better for the individual isn’t always better for the group.
The brain-blood barrier’s role in governing ant behavior
The brain-blood barrier’s role in governing ant behavior
New research from Penn Medicine uncovers a link between a single enzyme and complex social behaviors in ants.
Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings
Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings
Growth stocks don’t generate the long-term returns that would justify their high multiples, according to the 2023 Jacobs Levy Center’s “Best Paper” co-authored by the Wharton School’s Sean Myers.
A suit of armor for cancer-fighting cells
A suit of armor for cancer-fighting cells
New research from the University of Pennsylvania offers a safer path for CAR T cell immunotherapy.
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care
A study co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Jacqueline Nikpour and J. Margo Brooks Carthon finds nurses in primary care face burnout and poor work environments, especially in low-income clinics.
Amy Paeth on the ‘poetry industrial complex’
Amy Paeth on the ‘poetry industrial complex’
In her new book, the lecturer in critical writing in the School of Arts & Sciences uses the history of the U.S. poet laureate as a window into how the arts, government, industry, and private donors interact and shape culture.
Exploring inequalities in health through cognitive science and family conversation
Exploring inequalities in health through cognitive science and family conversation
Doctoral candidate Mary E. Andrews believes that personal stories can help people live healthier lives.
A positive worldview is less associated with privilege than expected
A positive worldview is less associated with privilege than expected
A new study from The Primals Project shows that counter to public perception, positive beliefs about the world are a poor indicator of a person’s background.
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials.
In the News
HealthDay
Your wrist could give clues to future health
A study by Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that wrist temperature is associated with the risk of future disease.
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Hartford Courant
Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it
A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health.
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Business Insider
Bad news, star employees: You’re not the ones who’ll benefit the most from AI
A study co-authored by Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School found that consultants who ranked below average benefitted the most from using AI technology.
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Bloomberg
Antitrust deal cops to peek at worker abuses, stirring backlash
A 2021 paper co-written by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that local industry wage increases are associated with decreases in the prevalence and severity of labor-rights violations caught by federal agencies.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn biomedical scientists move into new uCity complex with 115,000 square feet of lab space
More than 50 Penn scientists and staff, including the Perelman School of Medicine’s Drew Weissman, are moving into 115,000 square feet of new lab space in the 13-story One uCity Square building.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn’s Carl June splits a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for pioneering the cancer treatment CAR-T
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine has been honored with the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for discovering how to attack cancer by harnessing a patient’s immune system through CAR-T therapy.
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