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The research landscape is changing. Penn Forward’s Research Strategy co-chairs are ready to adapt
Michael Ostap, left, with David Meaney outdoors in front of a limestone building with autumn trees, wearing suits and ties.

Michael Ostap, left, with David Meaney on College Green. Ostap and Meaney are co-chairs of Penn Forward’s Research Strategy and Financing working group.

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    • The research landscape is changing. Penn Forward’s Research Strategy co-chairs are ready to adapt

    As co-chairs of the Penn Forward Research Strategy and Financing working group, David Meaney, vice provost for research, and Michael Ostap, chief scientific officer of the Perelman School of Medicine, are collaborating to expand Penn’s research impact.

    5 min. read

    Brain activity reveals what makes persuasive messages stick

    Brain activity reveals what makes persuasive messages stick

    A new study by the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues reveals that activity in brain regions associated with reward and social processing can predict the effectiveness of messages.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    2 min. read

    Rabies resurgence in Peru highlights global threats of health inequity
    An ambulance in Peru.

    Image: Artur Widak via AP Images

    Rabies resurgence in Peru highlights global threats of health inequity

    A Penn Medicine analysis shows that surveillance of dog rabies in Arequipa, Peru, is lacking in areas with lower socioeconomic status and could spell problems for infectious disease worldwide.

    Frank Otto

    2 min. read

    Letting the sunshine in and monitoring stormwater runoff
    Tree saplings next to the solar panels.

    Trees planted next to the solar panels are enhancing stormwater runoff infiltration.

    (Image: The Water Center at Penn)

    Letting the sunshine in and monitoring stormwater runoff

    As the buzz around renewable energy grows louder, a research endeavor led by the Water Center at Penn exemplifies of how addressing energy demands goes hand-in-hand with tackling water challenges.

    From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

    2 min. read

    What can mainstream journalism learn from prison journalism?

    What can mainstream journalism learn from prison journalism?

    In their study of the prison publication News Inside, Annenberg School for Communication associate professor Sarah J. Jackson and doctoral candidate Liz Hallgren find lessons for mainstream news.

    A serendipitous find leads to lifesaving discoveries
    Fluorescent imaging of glioblastoma under a microscope.

    Image: Kyosuke Shishikura

    A serendipitous find leads to lifesaving discoveries

    A Penn-led team has revealed a how hydralazine, one of the world’s oldest blood pressure drugs and a mainstay treatment for preeclampsia, works at the molecular level. In doing so, they made a surprising discovery—it can also halt the growth of aggressive brain tumors.

    3 min. read