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Does more money correlate with greater happiness?

Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers from Penn and Princeton find a steady association between larger incomes and greater happiness for most people but a rise and plateau for an unhappy minority.

Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?

Louise Moncla’s lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine is developing ways to scan genetic blueprints of past outbreaks for signatures of a virus that can jump between different animal species.

How can humans detect AI writing? These Penn researchers have some tips

Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues share the results of a study which examined how humans can detect AI writing.

How a new potential treatment for rare leukemia helped this Wilmington mom

Research by Selina Luger of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that a new combination therapy can treat patients diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia.

The qualified case for college

According to research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts & Sciences, two-thirds of the “college premium” reflect skills learned or enhanced in college.

Civic education is having a moment. This is what that means

The 2022 Constitution Day Survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that fewer than half of Americans could name all three branches of government.

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Genomics reveals a complex human history in Africa

An international team of researchers led by Penn geneticists sequenced the genomes of 180 Indigenous Africans. The results shed light on the origin of modern humans, African population history, and local adaptation.

Engineered magic: Wooden seed carriers mimic the behavior of self-burying seed

Researchers from Penn Engineering have developed a seed carrier, fashioned from wood veneer, that could enable aerial seeding of difficult-to-access areas, and could be used for a variety of seeds or fertilizers.

Vaccine makers are preparing for bird flu

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues are developing and testing a vaccine tailored to the current bird flu strain based on their previous 20-subtype mRNA flu vaccine.

Philly’s Gun Violence Intervention program is making progress

A Penn evaluation found that Philadelphia’s current gun violence intervention program produced significant reductions in group-member involved gun violence.

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