Los Angeles Times

In Veterans, Even a Mild Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Is Linked to an Increased Risk of Dementia

The Perelman School of Medicine’s Ramon Diaz-Arrastia affirmed the importance of studying the likelihood of dementia in veterans with brain injuries in an editorial he co-wrote.

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Time

An Expert's Take on the Symbolism in Childish Gambino’s Viral ‘This Is America’ Video

Guthrie Ramsey of the School of Arts and Sciences provided an in-depth analysis of the provocative music video. “Even though we think of popular culture as a space where we escape, [Childish Gambino’s] forcing us to understand that there’s actually nowhere to run,” Ramsey said. “We have to deal with the cultural violence that we have created and continue to sustain.”

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Therese Richmond

Andrea B. Laporte Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

For more than two decades, Dr. Richmond has studied the physical and psychological toll of injuries and trauma. Using nursing science, she works to determine ways to prevent firearm violence and injury and improve outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations. She co-founded the Firearm & Injury Center at Penn, now called the Penn Injury Science Center, which performs research, provides training, and translates scientific discoveries into practice and policy.



Michele W. Berger | 215-898-6751 | mwberger@upenn.edu


Ed Federico | 215-746-3562 | efed@nursing.upenn.edu


Therese Richmond

Andrea B. Laporte Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

For more than two decades, Dr. Richmond has studied the physical and psychological toll of injuries and trauma. Using nursing science, she works to determine ways to prevent firearm violence and injury and improve outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations. She co-founded the Firearm & Injury Center at Penn, now called the Penn Injury Science Center, which performs research, provides training, and translates scientific discoveries into practice and policy.



Michele W. Berger | 215-898-6751 | mwberger@upenn.edu


Ed Federico | 215-746-3562 | efed@nursing.upenn.edu


Live Science

This Is What Killed Medieval Sultan Who Conquered Jerusalem During the Crusades

At Friday’s 25th annual Historical Clinicopathological Conference, the Perelman School of Medicine’s Stephen Gluckman announced that Sultan Saladin was most likely killed by typhoid. Gluckman came to the conclusion after ruling out plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, and malaria, which didn’t fit descriptions of Saladin’s symptoms.

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Daily Beast

Even Ann Coulter Is an MSNBC Fan

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discussed MSNBC’s lineup, noting Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell’s success in developing a coherent narrative about the Mueller investigation that works to reinforce viewers’ beliefs in the president’s unsuitability.

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Huffington Post

The Myth That Is Culture Fit

Adam Grant of the Wharton School said that the demand for “culture fit” in hiring can contribute to a lack of diversity and a prevalence of “groupthink” in the workplace.

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  • Penn Law team wins Williams Institute Moot Court Competition

    The three students competed against 34 teams in the 14th annual moot court competition that focuses on LGBT legal issues.

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  • Julie Fairman honored as first nurse to be a Garrison Lecturer

    The Penn Nursing professor’s lecture, “We Went to Mississippi: Nurses and Civil Rights Activism of the mid-1960s,” will be given at the American Association for the History of Medicine’s annual meeting.

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    • The New York Times

    Amazon, the Elephant in the Antitrust Room

    PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp warned that companies claiming that merging is a necessary preemptive strike against large competitors like Amazon may find that such a claim could be used to validate nearly any merger.

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