Your sarcasm is showing—and its history is surprisingly violent Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Your sarcasm is showing—and its history is surprisingly violent Delphine Dahan of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “It feels so hard to be on the receiving end of sarcasm.” Building better delivery vehicles for medicine Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering Building better delivery vehicles for medicine Penn researchers in the Mitchell Lab are modifying lipid nanoparticles, the delivery vehicles for mRNA therapies, to make them more potent, precise, and better tolerated. 2 min. read A no-brainer? Exercise may rewire your brain for better endurance Penn In the News Dallas Morning News A no-brainer? Exercise may rewire your brain for better endurance Nicholas Betley of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the role of the brain in increasing athletic performance. In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground Penn architects and students are designing with mass timber to highlight its expressive potential and sustainability for construction in cities around the world. Topology helps build more robust photonic networks (From left) Xilin Feng, Liang Feng, and Tianwei Wu developed a microring array that allows multiple beams of light to travel simultaneously, protected by topology.(Image: Sylvia Zhang) Topology helps build more robust photonic networks Researchers at Penn Engineering draw insights from topology to help drive promising, light-based technological advances in computing and communications. 2 min. read René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level nocred René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use. Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Image: narvikk via Getty Images Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved. 3 min. read Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Ani Liu is the Carrafiell Assistant Professor (Emerging Design) at the Weitzman School.nocred Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Weitzman professor of fine arts Ani Liu explores the physiological and emotional transformations in motherhood through her multimedia artworks while teaching students how to conduct fine arts research. 2 min. read Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure. 2 min. read Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research The "PARCCitect" team seeing the Betty supercomputer for the first time.(Image: Ken Chaney) Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research Penn’s first campus-wide HPC and AI cluster, “Betty,” is expanding access to powerful computing, enabling groundbreaking projects, and fostering new collaborations across disciplines. 4 min. read Load More
Building better delivery vehicles for medicine Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering Building better delivery vehicles for medicine Penn researchers in the Mitchell Lab are modifying lipid nanoparticles, the delivery vehicles for mRNA therapies, to make them more potent, precise, and better tolerated. 2 min. read
A no-brainer? Exercise may rewire your brain for better endurance Penn In the News Dallas Morning News A no-brainer? Exercise may rewire your brain for better endurance Nicholas Betley of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the role of the brain in increasing athletic performance. In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground Penn architects and students are designing with mass timber to highlight its expressive potential and sustainability for construction in cities around the world. Topology helps build more robust photonic networks (From left) Xilin Feng, Liang Feng, and Tianwei Wu developed a microring array that allows multiple beams of light to travel simultaneously, protected by topology.(Image: Sylvia Zhang) Topology helps build more robust photonic networks Researchers at Penn Engineering draw insights from topology to help drive promising, light-based technological advances in computing and communications. 2 min. read René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level nocred René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use. Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Image: narvikk via Getty Images Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved. 3 min. read Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Ani Liu is the Carrafiell Assistant Professor (Emerging Design) at the Weitzman School.nocred Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Weitzman professor of fine arts Ani Liu explores the physiological and emotional transformations in motherhood through her multimedia artworks while teaching students how to conduct fine arts research. 2 min. read Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure. 2 min. read Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research The "PARCCitect" team seeing the Betty supercomputer for the first time.(Image: Ken Chaney) Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research Penn’s first campus-wide HPC and AI cluster, “Betty,” is expanding access to powerful computing, enabling groundbreaking projects, and fostering new collaborations across disciplines. 4 min. read
In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground Penn architects and students are designing with mass timber to highlight its expressive potential and sustainability for construction in cities around the world.
Topology helps build more robust photonic networks (From left) Xilin Feng, Liang Feng, and Tianwei Wu developed a microring array that allows multiple beams of light to travel simultaneously, protected by topology.(Image: Sylvia Zhang) Topology helps build more robust photonic networks Researchers at Penn Engineering draw insights from topology to help drive promising, light-based technological advances in computing and communications. 2 min. read
René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level nocred René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level René Vidal develops AI algorithms that are easier to understand, reliable, and trustworthy, helping make AI safer and more transparent in real-world use.
Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Image: narvikk via Getty Images Tracing the evolving law and business of TV Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved. 3 min. read
Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Ani Liu is the Carrafiell Assistant Professor (Emerging Design) at the Weitzman School.nocred Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display Weitzman professor of fine arts Ani Liu explores the physiological and emotional transformations in motherhood through her multimedia artworks while teaching students how to conduct fine arts research. 2 min. read
Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? Can AI manage an entire medical decision process? A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure. 2 min. read
Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research The "PARCCitect" team seeing the Betty supercomputer for the first time.(Image: Ken Chaney) Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research Penn’s first campus-wide HPC and AI cluster, “Betty,” is expanding access to powerful computing, enabling groundbreaking projects, and fostering new collaborations across disciplines. 4 min. read