Penn researchers developed a platform that uses lipid nanoparticles to deliver cancer-fighting therapies.
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July 23, 2026
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Despite decades of cancer research, the five-year survival rate for oral squamous cell carcinoma—the most common form of head and neck cancer—is approximately 50%. New findings from a multidisciplinary team of Penn researchers open the door to a broader, more effective class of treatments: The team has developed a platform that uses lipid nanoparticles to deliver a combination of cancer-fighting therapies.
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A study by a team of Wharton researchers has highlighted a divide in how people view AI decision-making. Most people are comfortable with letting AI make objective, data-driven decisions but are skeptical about its ability to make subjective moral or ethical decisions requiring context and nuance. The researchers also found that as people are more exposed to AI’s guidance, they trust it more.
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Young women with PMOS—a hormonal and metabolic disorder formerly known as PCOS—face a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a Penn Medicine study. The findings also indicate an increased chance of heart attacks and strokes for people with PMOS and underscore the need to closely monitor cardiovascular health.
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“Planet Digital,” a new book co-edited by Aswin Punathambekar, reveals how regional histories, infrastructures, economies, and power relations shape the uneven terrain of the digital world.
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Tyler Nase, an Olympian who rowed with the men’s lightweight program at Penn, has been named the head women’s rowing coach beginning July 20.
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Today, revisit a story that explores how solar-energy development can support both clean power and healthy ecosystems. Researchers are studying stormwater runoff at Central Pennsylvania solar facilities, which supply the equivalent of approximately 70% of the University’s electricity through Penn’s Power Purchase Agreement.
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“Heat affects everything from students taking important exams to workers,” says R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice and Wharton School.
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JULY 24
In conjunction with “A World in the Making: The Shakers,” the Institute for Contemporary Art will host a screening of the 2023 film “Those Who Wait,” a retelling of the Millerite doomsday movement that swept across America in the 1840s. Following the screening, there will be a short Q&A with the filmmakers, Chani Bockwinkel and Ty Burdenski. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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