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Can social media networks reduce political polarization on climate change?
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Can social media networks reduce political polarization on climate change?

A study from the Annenberg School for Communication shows that exposure to anonymous, bipartisan social networks can lead liberals and conservatives to improve their forecasting of global-climate trends.

Michele W. Berger

Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order
Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann, William Burke-White at Perry World House 2017 global order conference

Joe Biden speaking at the inaugural Perry World House global order conference in 2017, accompanied on stage by PWH Director William Burke-White (left) and Penn President Amy Gutmann. 

Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order

Former U.S. National Security Advisors H.R. McMaster and Susan Rice will be the headline speakers at a two-day Perry World House colloquium in September, with former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg participating in the Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue. 
Biking to the shore for fallen first responders
Division of Public Safety Tour de Shore team on the _______ bridge

Team “Are We There Yet?,” comprised of riders from Penn’s Division of Public Safety, Penn Medicine, along with friends and family, on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge during the 2018 Tour de Shore.

Biking to the shore for fallen first responders

Personnel from Penn’s Division of Public Safety and Perelman School of Medicine recently participated in the Tour de Shore, a 65-mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, to support the families of fallen first responders.
CAR T cell therapy receives approval for use across European Union
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Folks from the Abramson Cancer Center celebrate Kymriah’s initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August 2017.

CAR T cell therapy receives approval for use across European Union

The European Commission has approved a personalized cellular therapy developed at the Abramson Cancer Center, making it the first CAR T cell therapy permitted for use in the European Union in two distinct indications.

Penn Today Staff

People who don’t read the news foresee which articles will go viral
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People who don’t read the news foresee which articles will go viral

In an upcoming article in the journal Cerebral Cortex, researchers tracked activity in the brain's prefrontal cortex, and found that avid readers of the news had little change in brain activity from story to story, making them less accurate predictors of viral content.

Penn Today Staff

A squirmy, slimy, crunchy new potential staple of the American diet
Eating Bugs

Psychologist Paul Rozin thinks insects should be the next big food group in the U.S. All it takes, he suggests, is a little more exposure to move beyond the disgust factor.

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    • A squirmy, slimy, crunchy new potential staple of the American diet

    Psychologist Paul Rozin discusses how it’s possible to get past the ick factor of eating bugs (the key is exposure), and how the insects actually taste. It’s all part of his research focusing on the emotion of disgust as it relates to food.

    Michele W. Berger

    University of Pennsylvania announces 2018-2019 Perry World House Fellows
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    The Class of 2018-2019 Perry World House Fellows pictured clockwise from the top are: Felipe Calderón, Derek Chollet, Charles W. Dent, H.R. McMaster, Susan Rice, Bob Work, Sozi Pedro Tulante, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and Nadia Schadlow.

    University of Pennsylvania announces 2018-2019 Perry World House Fellows

    Felipe Calderón, H.R. McMaster, Susan Rice, and Charles Dent are among nine leaders named, bringing their perspective and expertise in national and global government to Penn's global policy research institute.
    Kroiz exhibit illuminates the abstract in modern Japanese architecture 
    Critical Abstraction Japan Exhibit

    Reiyukai Shakaden Temple, Tokyo, by Takenaka Corp. Architects; photo by Vincent D. Feldman, 2008. Pictured in the glass case: Bruno Taut’s 1934-illustrated “Thoughts on the Visit to Katsura.”

    Kroiz exhibit illuminates the abstract in modern Japanese architecture 

    “Critical Abstractions: Modern Architecture in Japan, 1868-2018,” on display through Sept. 24, challenges prevailing ideas on the reasons behind the international appeal of modern architecture made in Japan.