Turning carbon emissions into rocks
In Penn’s Clean Energy Conversions Lab, researcher Peter Psarras and colleagues are repurposing waste from industrial mines, storing carbon pulled from the atmosphere into newly formed rock.
Research News
Focus On: Cancer Research
Focus On: Innovation
Focus On: Nanotechnology
Tiny swimming robots can restructure materials on a microscopic level
Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI
Inspired by nature, artificial microtubules can work against a current to transport tiny cargoes
Making chemical separation more eco-friendly with nanotechnology
Focus On: Robotics
Focus On: Artificial Intelligence
Lithography-free photonic chip offers speed and accuracy for AI
Major players block China’s access to advanced chip materials for developing AI
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
Real or fake text? We can learn to spot the difference
Focus On: Neuroscience
Who, What, Why: Kelly Garcia-Ramos, advocate for students with speech impediments
Habit circuits altered in brains of individuals with binge eating disorders
Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present
Study reveals new insights on brain development sequence through adolescence
Casey Halpern uses science and surgery to address mental health—starting with cravings
Big Ideas
A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.
Novel tools for the treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy
Penn neurologist Brian Litt’s work on implantable devices for recording and altering brain activity has led to new ways to treat and diagnose epilepsy.
Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
The pioneer of biophysics and data science has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
Using a Penn-designed neural network called PocketMiner, a Penn Medicine research team has identified hidden protein pockets that can provide new opportunities for cancer drugs to bind to.
Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era
Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities.
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
The Sudanese scholar and senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies offers some background that led to the recent violence and potential paths to peace.
Nuclear issues in the Middle East and North Africa
Nabil Fahmy, former foreign minister of Egypt and Egyptian ambassador to the United States, spoke on campus about the current state of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament in that region.
Those of childbearing age more doubtful about safety of flu, COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
With a vaccine on the horizon for RSV that is designed to protect pregnant people and their fetuses, new survey research finds that women of childbearing age are more doubtful than other adults about the safety of existing, recommended vaccines.
You think you have long COVID: What now?
Penn Medicine’s long COVID clinic assists patients with an array of symptoms including persistent fatigue, difficulty breathing, insomnia, and “brain fog.”
Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic
Associate professor Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares the final results from the Stockton pilot program, which show connections between financial security and better health.
Student climate champions gather to share stories and inspiration
More than 150 Philadelphia high schoolers came together at WHYY in a climate storytelling event organized by the public media company and the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities.
Celebrating Earth Week at Penn
Organized by Penn Sustainability, Earth Week runs April 17-23 and will include dozens of events centered on the themes of environmental justice, climate, and nature-based solutions.
Designing for, and with, forests
Nicholas Pevzner, assistant professor of landscape architecture at the Weitzman School of Design, is leading a landscape architecture studio that focuses on forest management in the American West.