Penn scientist elected president of top cancer research organization Philadelphia Inquirer Penn scientist elected president of top cancer research organization As the newly elected president of the American Association for Cancer Research, Robert Vonderheide of the Perelman School of Medicine will lead the world's largest cancer research organization.
You will be told your baby needs a vitamin K shot right after birth. It is important to say yes. Philadelphia Inquirer You will be told your baby needs a vitamin K shot right after birth. It is important to say yes. Joanna Parga-Belinkie, Lori Christ, and Karen Puopolo of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authored an opinion essay on the importance of giving vitamin K shots to babies after birth to help prevent strokes in newborns.
Everything is a health tracker now. Is that actually helping you? The Washington Post Everything is a health tracker now. Is that actually helping you? Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine says the proliferation of trackers “represents a broader push to medicalize and quantify aspects of life that we didn’t previously measure.”
‘Intelligence may be scalable, but accountability is not’: A new report exposes the hidden cost of the AI agent revolution Fortune ‘Intelligence may be scalable, but accountability is not’: A new report exposes the hidden cost of the AI agent revolution Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School worked on a report that found that the smarter AI gets, the more it demands of the humans behind it.
‘Freaked people out’: Iran war could crimp Gulf allies’ US investments Politico.com ‘Freaked people out’: Iran war could crimp Gulf allies’ US investments Mohamed El-Erian of the Wharton School says Gulf countries will need months, maybe even years, to rebuild the infrastructure after the war in the Middle East ends.
Average net tuition down when adjusted for inflation, Brookings data shows Higher Ed Dive Average net tuition down when adjusted for inflation, Brookings data shows “A growing number of [private, high-endowment] institutions—including Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology—offer free tuition to students whose families make below a given income threshold.”
US Continues to lead QS world university rankings by academic field Forbes US Continues to lead QS world university rankings by academic field The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing earned a No. 1 global ranking in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The home insurance crisis could use a public assist Bloomberg The home insurance crisis could use a public assist Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School comments on a proposed federal reinsurance company to cover U.S. home insurers.
‘AI killed the cover letter.’ This Wharton economist says the hiring ritual’s days are numbered Fortune ‘AI killed the cover letter.’ This Wharton economist says the hiring ritual’s days are numbered Judd Kessler of the Wharton School says the cover letter’s days are numbered.
Penn launches Lynch syndrome center as cases of the cancer-risk condition have nearly tripled Philadelphia Inquirer Penn launches Lynch syndrome center as cases of the cancer-risk condition have nearly tripled “A $10 million gift from philanthropists Jeffery and Cynthia King, and Jason and Julie Borrelli, helped to establish the King Center for Lynch Syndrome, which officially opened late last year at the Abramson Cancer Center in West Philadelphia.”