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The French Paradox and the Consumption of Alcohol
Smoking. Hypertension. Lack of exercise. A high-fat diet. All of these things can lead to coronary heart disease (CHD). Yet the French, who are no strangers to these risk factors, suffer the lowest level of heart disease in the Western World. This is known as "The French Paradox." On April 22, Serge Renaud, the scientist who solved this paradox, came to Penn to discuss his findings. Renaud is the researcher who identified the connection between France's low CHD mortality rates and the moderate and regular consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Rich Bonfiglio named new men’s tennis coach
Bonfiglio began his coaching career at Trinity in 2011 and coached at Ithaca, Amherst, the University of San Diego, Columbia, and USC before coming to Penn.
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The stories of a war-scarred Colombian rainforest
Through her research, Kristina Lyons, associate professor of anthropology, is relaying the tales of the land’s suffering, as well as its enduring practical and spiritual importance to its residents.
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Bookquick/“Understanding Terror Networks”
For decades, a new type of terrorism has been gathering strength. The Islamist fanatics in the global Salafi jihad (the violent, revivalist social movement of which al Qaeda is a part) target the West, but their operations slaughter people of all races and religions throughout the world. The key to defending against future attacks, says Marc Sageman, challenging the conventional wisdom about terrorism, is to understand the networks that allow these terrorists to proliferate.
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Penn Engineers’ self-healing liquid metal electrode extends life of Li-ion battery alternative
In the researchers’ new anode design, gallium repeatedly melts and solidifies, “healing” the cracks that would otherwise gradually decrease the battery’s ability to hold a charge.
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Fighting the opioid epidemic
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Leading change with Women of Color at Penn
African-American Resource Center's Colleen Winn on MLK, racial justice and her role as a mentor in the Penn community.
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Mitch Albom
If there’s a way to communicate with audiences, most likely, Mitch Albom has done it. He’s a well-known, award-winning columnist for the Detroit Free Press who began his writing career as a sports journalist. He is the author of 10 books, including “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”—the most successful U.S. hardback first novel ever—“Tuesdays With Morrie,” “For One More Day” and his latest, “Have a Little Faith.” Albom has penned the off-Broadway play version of “Morrie,” as well as two screenplays based on two of his bestselling books.
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Singh Center Open for 'The Business of Ideas'
A gleaming new Penn facility is poised to help researchers continue to make an impact in the field of nanotechnology.
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Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs
Research from Penn and Georgetown shows that the estimated number of drug-associated deaths in the U.S. in 2016 was approximately double the number of deaths attributed to drugs.