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Judge weighs subpoena in antisemitism investigation at Penn

The Ivy League school is under investigation after several reported incidents

The Independent UK

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures

Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small human study suggests.

LiveScience

Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity

The tiny bots follow patterns of light and "artificial space-time," navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole.

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Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans

Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

The Guardian - UK

From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

Throughout the 20th century, college and university presidents spoke out on everything, from wars to civil rights struggles, with a sense of moral authority attempting to guide the course.

The Conversation

Is AI and Social Media Secretly Destroying Your Brain? The Shocking Truth Scientists Found

AI tools like ChatGPT and social media have revolutionized how we find information, but new research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania warns of hidden risks. Relying too heavily on AI for instant answers can reduce deep learning, critical thinking, and originality. Unlike traditional search, which requires…

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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’

Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

The Guardian - US

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Scientists create robot the size of a grain of salt that can dance and think

Researchers say the record-breaking robot ‘opens the door to a whole new future for robotics’

The Independent UK

World’s smallest autonomous robots are 'smaller than a grain of salt,' cost one penny apiece — researchers expect new micron-scale fully-programmable robots to be used in medicine, microscale manufacturing, and other areas

Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

Tom’s Hardware

University of Pennsylvania confirms recent cyberattack led to major data theft

Hackers claim to have stolen 1.2 million records, and have been insulting the University.

TechRadar

Science history: A tragic gene therapy death that stalled the field for a decade — Sept. 17, 1999

Sept. 17, 1999: Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation and caution around gene therapy, which ultimately stalled the field for years.

LiveScience

Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports

With two executive orders related to school sports, President Donald Trump recently tried to settle the growing legal conflict over the right of transgender students to participate in school sports.

The Conversation

As degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs

Move over Harvard and Columbia, Princeton and Duke are the schools most likely to fast-track Gen Z to the C-suite.

Fortune

Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure

Trump has withheld hundreds of millions in federal funds from top universities in effort to reshape US higher education.

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‘Over 50,000 Americans will die’: Bernie Sanders explains the truly frightening toll of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Bernie Sanders was right, like he always is.

International Business Times UK

Lia Thomas Stripped of Titles: Female Swimmers to Receive Apologies as NCAA Crowns New Champions

Lia Thomas' NCAA records revoked after UPenn settlement. What led to this decision and what it means for transgender athletes in women's sports.

The Independent UK

UPenn bans transgender athletes from female sports and revokes some of Lia Thomas’ records in Trump admin deal

The Department of Education claimed trans women’s sporting victories had been illegally ‘misappropriated’ from their cisgender competitors

The Independent UK

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes

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Happy Birthday Elon Musk! 54 Things You Might Not Know About Earth's Temporary Resident

Billionaire Elon Musk is best known as the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX. Musk is also one of the most followed and popular figures in the world.

LiveScience

Fungus that may have caused 'King Tut's curse' shows promise in treating cancer

Scientists have found that a deadly tomb fungus called Aspergillus flavus may hold the key to promising new treatments for leukemia.

The Guardian - UK

Immunotherapy trial helps cancer patients with tumours live 40% longer

Experts praise groundbreaking results from therapy using genetically modified Car T-cells

The Independent UK

It’s Trump - not Barron - who failed to get into Harvard, biographer claims

‘One of the Trump things is always holding a grudge against the Ivy Leagues,’ says author Michael Wolff

The Independent UK

AI is already beating traditional forecasters when it comes to predicting weather

Researchers say Aurora consistently produces faster forecasts than traditional models and, in many cases, offers greater accuracy

The Guardian - UK

US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first

Gene-editing breakthrough has potential to treat array of devastating genetic diseases soon after birth, scientists say

The Independent UK

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The Trump administration says the University of Pennsylvania illegally denied women equal opportunities by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and into team facilities

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