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When design meets engineering, students solve the right problems

In Sarah Rottenberg’s studio course, engineering and design students are taught to rethink the earliest stage of design: understanding the problem itself.

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Awards and honors for Penn faculty

A roundup of the latest awards for Penn faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn GSE, Penn Carey Law, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Penn Nursing.

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Dog days

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on veterinary research in cancer immunotherapy, hip replacement, retinal disease, and the direct impact of pet CPR.

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A collage that merges circuit board patterns with textile motifs in a grid-like background of alternating black, grey, and white. Two hand-drawn arms are on each side of the image, positioned as if gently pulling on thin, white strings that cross the image diagonally. The hands appear soft and somewhat translucent, contrasting with the rigid lines of the circuit board patterns behind them. The strings are woven through both the hands and the background, symbolising the connection between traditional weaving

How basic persuasion can bypass AI safeguards

New research from Wharton’s Generative AI Labs suggests AI models may be vulnerable to many of the same persuasion tactics that influence people.

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A person seated at a table holding a semaglutide pen over a plate of food.

Semaglutide sustains lower calorie intake for more than a year

New research from Penn Medicine finds that semaglutide impacts remain, even as feelings of hunger gradually return.

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A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given

Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.

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Penn health economist on shaping Medicare’s future

Amol Navathe, professor of medical ethics and health policy at Penn Medicine and healthcare management at Wharton, is the new chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the independent congressional agency that advises lawmakers on Medicare payment policy.

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Greenland’s fragile ice: Three new takeaways

The Greenland Ice Sheet is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. School of Arts & Sciences assistant professor Jon Hawkings unpacks new research.

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Researchers in the lab of Robert Vonderheide.

New frontiers in cancer interception

The science of cancer interception is advancing at Penn Medicine with a new platform to develop cancer vaccines that piles scientific strength upon strength.

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Cooperation has a downside

Research from a team led by Joshua Plotkin, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of the Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences, cautions that sometimes working together can actually spur inequality.

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When design meets engineering, students solve the right problems

Awards and honors for Penn faculty

Dog days

How basic persuasion can bypass AI safeguards

Semaglutide sustains lower calorie intake for more than a year

A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given

Penn health economist on shaping Medicare’s future

Greenland’s fragile ice: Three new takeaways

New frontiers in cancer interception

Cooperation has a downside