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Rising insurance costs start to hit home sales

A Wharton School study finds that on average, 30% of homes have flood insurance policies in high-risk areas.

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SCALAR: A microchip designed to transform the production of mRNA therapeutics and vaccines

Researchers have developed a platform that could rapidly accelerate the development of mRNA-based lipid nanoparticle vaccines and therapeutics at both the small and largescale, SCALAR.

Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate

Research by Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences in 2018 suggested that ubiquitous autonomous trucks could squeeze unionized workforces like the United Parcel Service.

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Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion

The anthropology Ph.D. candidate discusses what she has learned following slow fashion creators and consumers on Instagram and in the Pacific Northwest.

The case for reimagining the nuclear family

In a Q&A, Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses her recent book “Everyday Utopia,” which makes a pragmatic case for utopian thinking while critiquing our present society.

This radical new metal from outer space could transform everything—from electric vehicles to nuclear submarines

Analysts at the Weitzman School of Design’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy predict that the need for dysprosium will increase by more than 2,500 percent by 2035.

Food insufficiency rates jump among SNAP recipients after expanded pandemic benefits end, Penn study finds

A study by Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that the recent discontinuance of pandemic-related SNAP benefits led to a substantial increase in U.S. food insufficiency.

After years of research, Pitt professor poised to test breast cancer vaccine

A Penn study testing a breast cancer vaccine in those who carry the breast cancer gene has vaccinated its first patient.

IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

Researchers at Penn have helped develop an electrolyzer capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a manner that’s scalable and economically viable.

From the Sphinx to the Terracotta Army, photos show 10 historical sites when they were discovered and after they were excavated

Penn researchers are credited for their contributions to the 1956 to 1966 excavation of Tikal in Guatemala and the Great Ziggurat of Ur in modern-day Iraq.

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