Tag: university_of_pennsylvania
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Wharton Experts Weigh LeBron James's Economic Impact on Philadelphia as 76ers Open Season
As LeBron James makes his regular-season debut for the Philadelphia 76ers, three Wharton experts discuss the economic impact the NBA great could have on Philadelphia and the wider region.
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Pennovation Works Marks 10 Years of Helping Companies Launch, Build, and Raise Capital
The University of Pennsylvania's innovation hub Pennovation Works turns 10, with Executive Vice President Mark Dingfield saying its next decade will focus on sustaining and scaling investment.
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Penn Launches Cost Calculator to Show Families Their Individualized Price
The University of Pennsylvania has launched the Penn Cost Calculator, a tool giving prospective students and families personalized estimates of the cost of a Penn education and greater transparency around financial aid.
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Penn Chemists Use Light to Switch Opioid Pain Relief On and Off
Chemist and pharmacologist Dirk Trauner and collaborators developed a platform that turns opioid activity in the central nervous system on or off with light, aiming to bypass addiction and other side effects.
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Penn Launches Cost Calculator to Help Families Estimate Individualized Cost of Attendance
The University of Pennsylvania has launched the Penn Cost Calculator, a tool offering personalized estimates of the cost of a Penn education, alongside a $20 million gift expanding undergraduate financial aid.
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Penn Launches Center for Climate Resilience, AI Platform for Medical Devices
University of Pennsylvania announces new climate resilience center, an AI platform enabling real-time patient-device conversation, free eye screenings in Philadelphia, and campus sexual assault prevention work.
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Patients Talk Back to Epilepsy Monitors in Real Time, Cutting False Alarms by 80%
NIH-funded study at the University of Pennsylvania let 13 epilepsy patients query their own brain data via a conversational super intelligence, which learned from their feedback and cut false alarms by 80%.
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Penn Engineers Build Biodegradable Sensors to Help Farmers Assess Crop Health Earlier
Electrical engineer Cherie Kagan and researcher Akhila Mallavarapu are developing biodegradable sensors and farm-roving robots through Penn's Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture center to give growers earlier crop data.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationPolitics and GovernmentUSAAgricultureRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceEmployment and LaborGeneral Politics University of PennsylvaniaCherie KaganInternet of Things for Precision Agriculturebiodegradable sensorsprecision agricultureRoberto GonzalesAndy Kim
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Penn's Linguistic Data Consortium, Built Over 35 Years, Shaped Modern AI
Penn-hosted Linguistic Data Consortium has amassed over 1,000 language resources in more than 90 languages, and its director says modern large language models wouldn't exist without it.
Science & TechnologyHealthPolitics and GovernmentEducationArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceElectionComputers and Internet Linguistic Data ConsortiumUniversity of PennsylvaniaMark Libermanlarge language modelsPenn MedicineJalpa A. DoshiPenn Libraries
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$25M Smilow Foundation Gift Establishes Precision Therapeutics Center at Penn Medicine
A $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation establishes the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine, advancing gene editing and precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.
HealthScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceSocial Issues Smilow FoundationSmilow Center for Precision TherapeuticsPenn Medicinegene editingcardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Pennsylvaniaprecision medicine
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Penn Astronomers Use Webb and Hubble to Map Icy Relics at the Solar System's Edge
Astronomer Gary Bernstein and colleagues used the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes to find some of the smallest, faintest icy bodies beyond Neptune and inventory how that material is divided.
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Penn Researchers Dive Deep for Coral and Shipwreck Science
Penn Today profiles four scuba-diving researchers studying heat stress on coral and shipwreck archaeology, alongside news of a $26 million ALS and dementia grant and a new AI education lab.
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Penn Computer Scientist Linh Thi Xuan Phan Explains How Hackers Could Target Space Missions
A University of Pennsylvania cybersecurity expert discusses how attackers could manipulate the timing of mission-critical messages, a simulated NASA capsule that sailed past its dock, and AI's role.
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Golkin Family Foundation Gift Launches Law and Technology Initiative at Penn Carey Law
A leadership gift from the Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation will advance legal education at the intersection of law and technology, catalyzing Penn Carey Law's new TRAIL initiative.
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Penn Vet Breaks Ground on $94 Million State-Funded Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a $94 million Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center, uniting animal diagnostic and equine toxicology labs to boost animal and public health statewide.
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Penn Roundup: Emily Wilson on Translation, School Counselors on Mental Health, and AI's Toll on Human Agency
Classicist Emily Wilson explores translation's promise and perils in a new book, while Penn researchers warn of AI-driven agency decay and unequal HIV prevention benefits.
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Penn Career Services Marks 100 Years of Guiding Students and Alumni
The University of Pennsylvania celebrates a century of Career Services, with President J. Larry Jameson praising its role in helping generations of students and alumni connect their education to their ambitions.
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Penn Medicine Study Finds Uterus Transplants Largely Successful After a Decade
A new Penn Medicine study evaluating ten years of uterus transplants finds the procedure is now a replicable clinical therapy, with nine babies born from transplants at Penn.
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Golkin Family Foundation Gift Launches Law and Technology Initiative at Penn Carey Law
A leadership gift from the Perry and Donna Golkin Family Foundation will advance legal education and scholarship at the intersection of law and technology at Penn Carey Law.
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Record Diesel Prices Ripple Through Economy as Trucks Carry 70% of U.S. Freight, Penn Sociologist Says
Penn sociologist Steve Viscelli says record diesel costs are tightening supply chains and raising prices on goods from fresh produce to electronics, as trucks carry over 70% of U.S. freight.
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$22.5M Gift to Penn Arts & Sciences Advances Affordability and Academic Excellence
A landmark gift from alumnus Gabriel Gilinski and Stephanie Gilinski will establish an endowed scholarship and professorships in history, political science, and economics at Penn's School of Arts & Sciences.
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Penn Nursing Professor Jie Deng to Deliver 2026 Evan C. Thompson Chair Lecture on Excellence in Teaching
Nursing professor Jie Deng, known for challenging and inspiring students, will deliver Penn's 2026 Evan C. Thompson Chair Lecture on Excellence in Teaching on Sept. 29.
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Penn's $10 Million StartUP Fund Announces First Investments in Three Faculty-Founded Companies
The University of Pennsylvania's new $10 million StartUP Fund has made its first investments, backing three faculty-founded spinouts in maternal health, radio-frequency filtering and AI drug discovery.
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$22.5M Gift to Penn Arts & Sciences Funds Scholarships and Professorships
Alumnus Gabriel Gilinski and Stephanie Gilinski commit $22.5 million to Penn's School of Arts & Sciences, establishing an endowed scholarship and professorships in history, political science, and economics.
HealthScience & TechnologyBusinessEducationMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetSocial Issues University of PennsylvaniaGabriel GilinskiStephanie GilinskiSchool of Arts & Sciencesendowed scholarshipJ. Larry Jamesonphilanthropy
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Penn Medicine Researchers Separate Perimenopause Fact From Social Media Fiction
For Perimenopause Awareness Month, Penn Medicine researchers and clinicians share what the science says about cognitive symptoms and hormone therapies, and flag the questions that remain unanswered.
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John Kerry Awarded 2026 Carnot Prize by Penn's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy conferred its 2026 Carnot Prize on John Kerry, the former U.S. senator, secretary of state, and presidential climate envoy, at a recent ceremony.
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Measles Cases Surpass 2,900 in U.S. as Penn Medicine Mobilizes Response
U.S. measles cases have topped 2,900 in early September 2026, exceeding last year's total, and Penn Medicine is responding on multiple fronts to protect patients, visitors and staff.
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Penn Panel Marks Constitution Day by Examining Ben Franklin's Role in the 1787 Compromises
A Perry World House forum marking Constitution Day explored how Penn founder Ben Franklin helped forge compromise in Philadelphia in 1787, as a new survey found many Americans lack basic civics knowledge.
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Penn Neuroscientist Says Leaving the Nest Is One of Evolution's Oldest Moves
University of Pennsylvania experts explain why young primates leave their birth groups, and how the college years may keep the brain young, in a new Penn Today feature.
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Penn Sleep Expert Mathias Basner on What Space Does to the Human Body
Penn sleep expert Mathias Basner, who has studied extreme environments for two decades, says sci-fi films overlook how little sleep astronauts actually get during spaceflight.
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