In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In anonymized datasets where distinguishing characteristics of a person such as name and address have been deleted, even a handful of seemingly innocuous information can lead to identification. A computer algorithm can identify 99.98% of Americans by knowing as few as 15 attributes per person, not including names or other unique data.
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Having simple text conversations with patients one week before they are scheduled for a colonoscopy dramatically decreased the “no-show” rates, according to a recent study conducted by Penn Medicine researchers, and increased the rate of colonoscopies from 62 to 90 percent.
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An $8.9 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will establish the Penn PET Addiction Center of Excellence.
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Seniors Colin Daly and Will Daly will captain the men's team while Maddie Villalba will serve as the leader of the women's squad as the program is set to open its 2019 season on Sept. 7 at the Fordham Fiasco, hosted at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, N.Y.
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Leaders in BRCA research say the new screening recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force are a positive step forward, but testing of individuals with the highest risks must improve.
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When the process of skin regeneration is blocked, cancer can grow. A new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine has identified a key regulator of that block known as LSD1, as well as a way to genetically influence the skin to grow in a way that prevents this block from happening.
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Wharton’s David Wessels discusses Uber’s latest earnings report and business model, and argues that “in this particular case, it’s just bad news when the numbers are so low.”
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Penn’s commitment to inclusion is especially evident at the Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute. For 33 years, the week-long program in July has given incoming freshmen a taste of the college experience before their first semester begins.
FULL STORY AT Power of Penn →
With the 19th Amendment’s centennial just a year away, Annenberg Classroom has released “The 19th Amendment: A Woman’s Right to Vote,” a video about women’s struggle to secure the right to vote and the amendment’s long journey to passage.
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An exciting new era beckons for the men’s squash program as the 2019-20 slate will coincide with a return to the newly renovated Penn Squash Center.
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