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The global space economy hit a record $686 billion last year, and in June, SpaceX had the largest IPO in history. Penn Today talked with a management expert in The Wharton School, Rahul Kapoor about the challenges, opportunities, and global landscape of the space economy, driven in part by decreased launch costs and improvements in satellites and rocket technology.

Entrepreneurship in the ‘new space era' | Penn Today A course that management expert Rahul Kapoor developed a few years ago--Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the New Space Era--holds lessons for making sense of today's commercial space boom.

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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Three weeks until the first day of classes. Or if you prefer, 21 days, 504 hours, or 30,240 minutes. But who's counting? 👀

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For the first time in more than 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen active ingredient: bemotrizinol, which manufacturers can soon include in their products.

Penn Today spoke with dermatologists Joanna Walker and Aditi Senthilnathan to learn about this ingredient and understand how to enjoy the sunny summer weather without getting burned.

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Tags: Penn Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Two University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design urban planners have been bringing their expertise from a Philadelphia-based city planning and design company into the classroom for a decade. Students have worked with communities in Rhode Island, Vermont, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, gaining real-world experience by planning solutions for flooding, runoff, and extreme heat.

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From pet first aid and canine hip replacements to helping dogs with cancer and retinal disease, Penn researchers are committed to supporting the health of our canine companions.

Visit the Penn Today website for more stories about the dog days of summer: https://bit.ly/4vXQdfW

Funded by a $21.5 million, five-year National Science Foundation award, Penn and a group of university partners will explore how AI can improve healthcare outcomes.

At the AI Institute for Human-AI Cooperation, Penn researchers in three schools will focus on building trustworthy AI systems that communicate and adapt to complex clinical environments. The institute will also strengthen education, workforce training, and industry engagement.

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Tags: National Science Foundation (NSF), Penn Engineering, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and The Wharton School

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