Through
6/14
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.”
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Abraham Shaked of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on a liver that came from a pig that was genetically modified so it would not provoke the human immune system.
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Dean Erika James of the Wharton School discusses her work, goals and leadership and the challenges of our time.
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Ben Jealous of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about changes in the history of the Supreme Court.
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Matthew Sloan of the Perelman School of Medicine suggested that the decline in age for joint-replacement surgeries may be tied to “increasing obesity or increased access to care in a generation that desires to maintain an active lifestyle into their retirement years.”
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In an Op-Ed, doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design discusses the progress and potential of a new Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia.
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David Grande of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how terms of service and privacy policies on mental health apps are often so complex that it’s hard to know their implications on a quick glance.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on a “perfect storm” that is leading to deadly flooding in some places while scorching other with record-breaking heat.
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Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.