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Why are icy surfaces slippery?
An icy bench in a city.

Despite the commonality of water and ice, says Penn physicist Robert Carpick, their physical properties are remarkably unique.

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Why are icy surfaces slippery?

Winter Storm Fern brought icy and snowy conditions to the Northeast and other parts of the country over the weekend. Penn Today asks physicist Robert Carpick about the unique properties of ice, the science of curling, and how close we are to ‘nonslip’ ice. 

5 min. read

Planning ahead in an age of longevity
An elderly person holding a baby while blowing out candles on a birthday cake.

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Planning ahead in an age of longevity

Tamara J. Cadet of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses strategies for preparing—financially and physically— for an extended lifespan.

3 min. read

Connecting Latin American fiction through infrastructure and transit
Left: Valeria Seminario; right: An old illustrated map of the Americas.

Sixth-year Spanish & Portuguese Ph.D. student Valeria Seminario.

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Connecting Latin American fiction through infrastructure and transit

Penn Arts & Sciences Ph.D. student Valeria Seminario’s dissertation explores themes of transportation and infrastructure in 19th- and early 20th-century Latin American fiction.

Marilyn Perkins

2 min. read

AI-powered data-mining study illuminates clinical complexity of tooth decay

AI-powered data-mining study illuminates clinical complexity of tooth decay

In a new study, Penn Dental Medicine researchers developed a process to organize and analyze dental and other data, and identified new subtypes and patterns for tooth decay, which may require different types of screening and risk prediction approaches.

Can aging be treated at the cellular level?
A microscope with a slide.

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Can aging be treated at the cellular level?

Penn researchers Shelley Berger and Esra Sahingur explain senescence, the process of cellular aging, and discuss the complexities of developing anti-aging therapies that target these cells.

4 min. read

How ‘um’ and ‘uh’ shape impressions
Jonathan Lee.

Fourth-year linguistics Ph.D. student Jonathan Lee became curious about breaks in speech when he noticed they were missing from transcripts and subtitles.

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How ‘um’ and ‘uh’ shape impressions

Disfluency, or irregularities and breaks in speech, are part of life—but do they affect how we perceive each other? Fourth-year linguistics Ph.D. student Jonathan Lee is trying to find out.

From Omnia

2 min. read

Working in groups can help Republicans and Democrats agree on controversial content moderation online

Working in groups can help Republicans and Democrats agree on controversial content moderation online

A new study by Annenberg School for Communication professor Damon Centola and alum Douglas Guilbeault explores how content moderators can reach consensus on classifying controversial material online, including inflammatory, offensive, or hateful images.

Hailey Reissman

2 min. read

When employees feel slighted, they work less

When employees feel slighted, they work less

New research from Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli reveals how even the slightest mistreatment at work can result in lost productivity.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent
A black lab smelling an odor in an olfactometer.

Dalton at the olfactometer lineup.

(Image: Shelby Wise)

Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent

Penn Vet’s Cynthia M. Otto and Clara Wilson and colleagues show that trained dogs can identify the odor of hemangiosarcoma, a devastating canine cancer, offering the hope of a better screening tool and more effective treatments.

3 min. read