Penn researchers and students have developed a mobile field lab to track water quality and antimicrobial resistance in the Galápagos.
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August 5, 2026
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An interdisciplinary team of Penn researchers and students have developed a mobile field laboratory to measure water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in the Galápagos. They found that a large percentage of the bacteria in wastewater-contaminated “hot spots” were multi-drug resistant and were also reorganizing their antimicrobial resistance genes, which could lead to new, uniquely resistant strains, says microbiologist Daniel P. Beiting.
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The student team behind the fully electric REV11 race car overcame technical challenges to successfully compete in this year’s Formula SAE Electric competition, placing 15th overall and earning first place in the Business Presentation event. “Pushing through major technical setbacks in the final days speaks to the depth of commitment on this team,” says Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar.
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A clinical trial led by hematologist Adam Cohen and an international team of collaborators found that the bispecific antibody cevostamab—which activates patients’ own T cells to attack cancer—reduced cancer in more than 40% of patients with multiple myeloma. The study provides proof-of-concept for a new therapeutic approach and supports further clinical research.
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A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center identifies three characteristics that can determine when conspiracy beliefs are most likely to shape real-world behavior.
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Penn Nursing has released a comprehensive guide to help institutions launch nurse-led innovation accelerators and structured pathways to bring ideas to fruition.
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Today, revisit a story that offers novel insights into evolution at the molecular level. Biologist Mia Levine and colleagues have demonstrated how a pair of essential protein partners in fruit flies undergo rapid evolutionary change to counter fast-evolving parasitic DNA while maintaining core cellular functions.
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 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Research by George Hajishengallis of the School of Dental Medicine and John Lambris of the Perelman School of Medicine has led to the development of an experimental drug that could be used to keep gum disease at bay.
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THROUGH NOV. 1
On view for the first time in the U.S., this exhibition features century-old watercolors documenting Egyptian tomb paintings. Created by Egyptian artist Ahmed Yousef during Penn Museum excavations in the early 1920s, these paintings record elaborately decorated funerary chapels from Dra Abu el-Naga, a key burial ground of elite officials and priests during Egypt’s New Kingdom from 1550 to 1070 BCE. Included with Penn Museum admission.
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