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Michael Kearns
In the News, Research + Innovation

Michael Kearns Discusses “Responsible AI in the Generative Era” at Amazon Science

In recent years, and even recent months, there have been rapid and dramatic advances in the technology known as generative AI. Generative AI models are … Read More ›

Posted on June 5, 2023
Newly elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, (clockwise from top left) David Brainard from the School of Arts & Sciences; Duncan Watts from the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Wharton School; Kenneth S. Zaret; and Susan R. Weiss, both from the Perelman School of Medicine.
Honors + Awards, In the News

Four from Penn Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Four faculty from the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS). They are Duncan Watts of the Annenberg School of Communication, School … Read More ›

Posted on May 4, 2023
PEP and PIP Collage winners
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Class of 2023 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize Winners Announced

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill announced on April 21, the recipients of the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower … Read More ›

Posted on April 26, 2023
Academy of Arts and Sciences Winners
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Five from Penn Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023

Five faculty affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania  have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are Nader Engheta of the School of Engineering … Read More ›

Posted on April 24, 2023
Schedule of electroencephalograms - study of brain currents for signs of epilepsy and pathologies of the nervous system. A neurologist examines an encephalogram of a patient’s brain.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Novel Tools for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Epilepsy

When Brian Litt of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science began treating patients as a neurologist, he found that the therapies and treatments for … Read More ›

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023
Cancer Drug Teaser
In the News, Research + Innovation

More Cancers May Be Treated with Drugs than Previously Believed

Up to 50% of cancer-signaling proteins once believed to be immune to drug treatments due to a lack of targetable protein regions may actually be … Read More ›

Posted on April 5, 2023April 19, 2023
Gregory Bowman
Honors + Awards, In the News

Gregory Bowman Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

  Gregory R. Bowman, a pioneer of biophysics and data science, has been named a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The announcement … Read More ›

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023
Hélène Pilorgé wide
In the News

Hélène Pilorgé Weighs in on Powering Direct Air Capture

Direct Air Capture (DAC), the process of capturing carbon dioxide from the air through a series of chemical processes akin to photosynthesis, is one of … Read More ›

Posted on March 23, 2023March 24, 2023
A human head and brain is lit up in electric blue circuit networks depicting an AI model.
In the News

Michael Kearns Breaks Down the ChatGPT Hype on ‘The Take’

Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology in the Department of Computer and Information Science, draws on decades of leadership in the field … Read More ›

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023
Edgar Dobriban
Honors + Awards, In the News

Edgar Dobriban Named 2023 Sloan Research Fellow

  Edgar Dobriban is one of three Penn scholars that has been selected to receive a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes early-career scientists in … Read More ›

Posted on February 20, 2023

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