The Center for Civil Rights will bring together three existing offices into a single team designed to strengthen Penn’s reporting, prevention, education, and response efforts related to civil rights. “This consolidated Center for Civil Rights will help Penn work better for every member of our community,” says President J. Larry Jameson.
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With antimicrobial resistance rising worldwide, finding new ways to combat drug-resistant infections has never been more urgent. A tool co-developed by César de la Fuente (center), known as ApexGO, uses a predictive algorithm to evaluate and modify potential molecules, tuning a small number of imperfect candidates into optimized antibiotics.
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Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says a gambling boom over the last decade has as much to do with human biology as it does business: The same ancient circuitry that once helped humans survive famine and uncertainty is now being engineered into apps that keep users betting faster than they can think. “Your susceptibility isn’t a personal failing,” says Platt, who researches risk-taking behaviors. “It’s deeply baked in.”
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Student group Penn Sustainable Consulting provides pro bono services to businesses, nonprofits, and government entities around the globe, including market research, life cycle assessment, and policy and legal review. “Penn has a very problem-solving-oriented approach to sustainability,” says rising fourth-year Sandro Mocciolo.
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As local newsrooms close nationwide, nonprofit journalism has emerged as a potential solution. A new study from Penn researchers identifies two competing visions: one focused on restoring lost coverage and another aimed at building an alternative to for‑profit media. Researcher Victor Pickard notes the importance of reforms that work “towards building new journalistic models that are more resilient and more democratically accountable to local communities.”
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From interdisciplinary exercises to thoughtful critiques, a Graduate School of Education seminar helps future teachers prepare to incorporate AI into K-12 classrooms. “We wanted to provide a space where students could learn about approaches to AI literacy in which children have opportunities to create AI systems and evaluate them,” says co-instructor Luis Morales-Navarro (not pictured).
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What drives a practicing physician to step away from medicine and pursue an MBA? As students in the Lauder Institute’s MBA/MA joint-degree program, doctors Samuel Nathan and Dan Menéndez share their inspiration and goals.
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While the law aims for fairness and equality, it often creates unequal outcomes, writes law professor Shaun Ossei-Owusu. His new book, “Law on Trial,” takes readers into classrooms, conference rooms, government offices, and public interest practices to identify ways to improve the U.S. legal system.
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Penn Today celebrates recent honors received by the Annenberg Public Policy Center as well as faculty members in the Center, School of Arts & Sciences, School of Nursing, and the Wharton School.
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To prepare for Penn Medicine’s new Hospital at Home program, staff ran simulations that replicated delivering full hospital‑level care in patients’ homes. These practice scenarios helped clinical teams test the process, work out bugs, and shake off nerves before treating real patients.
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Rising third-years Eshaal Ubaid and Demi Egunjobi have been selected for the Fulbright U.K. Summer Institutes to study at leading U.K. institutions while exploring British culture and society.
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Physics and astronomy professor Saurabh Nath designed an “air-loving” membrane that can pop underwater bubbles in milliseconds while discovering a fundamental law that governs these ephemeral spheres.
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The Weitzman School of Design’s externship program gave master’s student Aidan Williams the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge at a specialized architecture studio in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Humanities Works is one piece of a new initiative by the School of Arts & Sciences to raise the visibility of humanities scholarship through shared spaces and events across 15 departments..
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Two former leaders of the student-run Medical Emergency Response Team have developed a system to improve bystander access to automated external defibrillators across Penn’s campus.
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Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House is a home away from home for patients and families traveling to Penn Medicine for care. The Transplant House is committed to ensuring no family is turned away from access to lifesaving care due to financial hardship.
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