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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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There’s a name for the feeling that nothing you do matters
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that learned helplessness is a mental state that occurs when people find out that nothing they do matters.
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The kids are not all right—copycat cannabis edibles risk their safety
Andy Tan of the Annenberg School for Communication co-writes an article about how copycat cannabis edibles, which have colorful packages that mimic popular snacks and candy, have come under scrutiny.
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Philly hosts a robot lollapalooza, attracting 4,500 roboticists and showing off devices that fly, swim, and enter the body
Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted on the International Conference on Robotics and Automation and how robotics has become a fundamental discipline in engineering education.
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What can Philly do to make a home for robotics to flourish? Scenes from ICRA 2022’s mad dash
Dean Vijay Kumar and Avik De of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Laurie Actman of the Penn Center for Innovation are quoted on their participation in the International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
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No pressure: PA’s Josh Shapiro is being painted as the potential savior of democracy
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Pennsylvania governor’s race is not politics as usual.
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We can’t even agree on what is tearing us apart
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication is quoted on the evidence that public opinion is now collapsing onto one dimension.
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Controversial Russian opera star takes stage in Paris
Kevin Platt of the School of Arts & Sciences does not support a blanket boycott of Russian artists.
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A cemetery in Minneapolis pays tribute to thousands of Black victims of police violence
School of Arts & Sciences graduates Connor Wright and Anna Barber are quoted on their art installation in response to police violence and their work to make it permanent.
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Reading the Federal Reserve minutes can feel like hours, but Fed watchers still pore over them
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that Federal Reserve meeting minutes are deliberately written in code.
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Evusheld offers vulnerable Americans protection from COVID. But getting it has been complicated
Aimee Payne of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the decision to get a COVID vaccine amongst patients with rare autoimmune diseases.