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Genetic switch turns tumor suppressor into oncogene in colorectal cancer
Fluorescent microscopy of colon cancer cells..

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Genetic switch turns tumor suppressor into oncogene in colorectal cancer

Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine have shown that an enzyme that suppresses early-stage colorectal cancer switches to become an oncogene as the cancer progresses.

Liana F. Wait

Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers
Closeup of an eye.

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Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers

In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation.

Liana F. Wait

Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research
Linnea Gandhi working on a white board

(On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations.

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Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research

Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.
How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?
Cluster of windmills in an open sea.

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How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?

Wharton professor Arthur van Benthem explores whether one company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signals a changing landscape for oil companies.

From Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus
close up image of the laser cutter at the biotech commons

A laser cutter is one of the newer services at the Judith & William Bollinger Digital Fabrication Lab in the Holman Biotech Commons, complementing the existing 3D printing service available to anyone at Penn.

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Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus

Resources at the Penn Libraries’ Holman Biotech Commons are available to the entire Penn community to support research, collaboration, and innovation.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic
Kyle Vining

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Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic

Kyle Vining of the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses his unique dual career path and why we need more crosstalk between clinicians and researchers.

Liana F. Wait

The art and science of ‘living-like’ architecture
Camila Irabien and Dionne Yeung working in a lab side-by-side.

Camila Irabien and Dionne Yeung work in the Stephenson Foundation Educational Laboratory and Bio-MakerSpace.

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The art and science of ‘living-like’ architecture

Collaborators from Penn Engineering and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design have created “living-like” bioactive interior architecture designed to one day protect us from hidden airborne threats.

Devorah Fischler

AI could transform social science research
Team of Computer Engineers Work on Machine Learning Neural Network Technology Development

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AI could transform social science research

Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Philip Tetlock and researchers from the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, and Yale, discuss AI and its application to their work.