Dolores Albarracín Honored with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Dolores Albarracín has been named one of five recipients of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her research increasing “our understanding of how attitudes can be changed, particularly with regard to persuasive messages.”

Communication
Health Management
Nursing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Strategies for Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Kevin Werbach and Peter Conti-Brown's series on AI Risk Management and Financial Regulation connects the dots between AI governance and financial regulation. The first in a series of contributions from their recent workshop, Cary Coglianese builds on his work to describe some options for regulating AI risks.

Law
Operations Information and Decisions
Political Science

Ubiquity of Data

Here’s How AI Has Changed the Way Penn Faculty Grade, Teach Courses

Chris Callison-Burch and Robert Ghrist spoke with The Daily Pennsylvanian about how artificial intelligence has impacted their course structures and curricula. “I think that the guiding light is that AI should not be a substitute for critical thinking,” said Callison-Burch.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mathematics

Ubiquity of Data

When Personalization Feels Fake: Starbucks’ Cup Messages, AI, and the Quest for Genuine Connection

How can AI and data-driven strategies make or break the trust and loyalty many brands strive to achieve through personalization strategies? Gad Allon explores studies in marketing, psychology, and organizational behavior that underscore the importance of meaningful engagement and genuine relationships between customers and brands.

Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

What Is Deep Research by OpenAI?

In this short video from Penn Engineering AI, Robert Ghrist explains how OpenAI's Deep Research works, how it differs from other large language models (LLMs), and how it's a total game changer.

Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mathematics

Ubiquity of Data

Is There Such a Thing as Accountable AI?

Despite many concerns, AI is creeping into our daily lives and increasingly embedded in the fabric of our city, but who is studying best practices for AI that are more ethical and effective for society? Kevin Werbach spoke with The Philadelphia Citizen about how AI is predictably unpredictable.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Social Norms for Algorithms

Jason Altschuler Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow

Jason Altschuler has been selected to receive a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes early-career scientists in North America. He is among 126 Fellows, chosen from more than 1,000 nominees, who will receive the two-year, $75,000 research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

Nurturing a Love for Math

Robin Pemantle has co-authored a new book called “There is No One Way to Teach Math.” Aimed at middle and high school educators, the book provides actionable materials, lesson plans, and reflections to inspire creative and effective teaching approaches.

Mathematics

Ubiquity of Data

How Engineering and AI are Transforming Human Health

Vijay Kumar hosts the latest episode of the Penn Engineering Innovation & Impact podcast where guests, including Zack Ives, explore how chemical engineering, AI, and biochemistry converge at Penn to power the NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry).

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Ubiquity of Data

Evaluating Security Risk in DeepSeek and Other Frontier Reasoning Models

Researchers from Penn, including Hamed Hassani, collaborated with Robust Intelligence to expose major security flaws in DeepSeek, the recently announced AI chatbot from China.

Electrical and Systems Engineering

Ubiquity of Data

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Dolores Albarracín Honored with BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Strategies for Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Here’s How AI Has Changed the Way Penn Faculty Grade, Teach Courses

When Personalization Feels Fake: Starbucks’ Cup Messages, AI, and the Quest for Genuine Connection

What Is Deep Research by OpenAI?

Is There Such a Thing as Accountable AI?

Jason Altschuler Named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow

Nurturing a Love for Math

How Engineering and AI are Transforming Human Health

Evaluating Security Risk in DeepSeek and Other Frontier Reasoning Models