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Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives
Lauren Hyppolite standing in a bright hallway. She's grinning and looking slightly to the side.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

    As managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School, Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

    3 min. read

    Keeping food safe and animals healthy
    A lab technician injecting small eggs with a substance via syringe.

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    Keeping food safe and animals healthy

    As part of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center helps to protect animals and humans from health threats and minimize agricultural economic loss.

    7 min. read

    New rules for methadone doses at home did not increase overdoses

    New rules for methadone doses at home did not increase overdoses

    LDI senior fellows have studied the impact of the federal policy change for patients to access take-home doses and recommend that policymakers at both the state and federal levels should support the continued expansion of flexible take-home methadone policies, citing the benefits of patient autonomy and the evidence that take-home doses did not increase methadone-involved overdose deaths overall.

    Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out

    Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out

    A Wharton study finds that highlighting the gender gap in competition on a job platform increased women’s applications for leadership roles by over 20%.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    2 min. read

    Heat domes and flooding have nearly tripled since the ’50s
    Everett Clayton looks at a digital thermometer on a nearby building that reads 116 degrees while walking to his apartment on June 27, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

    Record-breaking temperatures lingered over the Northwest during a historic heatwave in June, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington.

    (Image: Nathan Howard via AP Images)

    Heat domes and flooding have nearly tripled since the ’50s

    New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods.

    7 min. read

    Expanding essential wound care for people who use drugs

    Expanding essential wound care for people who use drugs

    A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing, published in the Harm Reduction Journal, identifies critical factors and strategies for expanding low-barrier wound care services for people who use drugs. The research comes as the rise of xylazine, a tranquilizer found in the street opioid supply, has led to a significant increase in severe necrotic wounds among this population.

    Decoding ancient immunity networks
    Hand holding a blood vial that reads "complement (C3 + C4)"

    A collaborative team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that acts like the body’s bouncer, “deciding” which foreign materials get degraded by immune cells and which are allowed entry.

    (Image / iStock Md Saiful Islam Khan)

    Decoding ancient immunity networks

    A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that “decides” which foreign materials are friend or foe.

    Nathi Magubane , Ian Scheffler , Holly Wojcik , Matt Toal

    5 min. read