11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Can you really learn from mistakes? New research shows it's harder than you think
Yvette Sheline of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why the best way to learn is being rewarded by success.
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Does your jaw click? Do you grind your teeth? It could be this little-known condition
Thomas P. Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine says that roughly 10-15% of adults have some form of temporomandibular disorder, though the vast majority don’t require treatment.
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Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that many nurses are underpaid and experience a higher rate of burnout than other medical professionals. Leonard A. Lauder has donated $125 million to the School of Nursing to recruit students from underrepresented backgrounds and train more nurse practitioners as frontline workers.
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A sneak peek inside Penn Engineering’s new $137.5M mass timber building
Amy Gutmann Hall aims to be Philadelphia’s next big hub for AI and innovation while setting a new standard for architectural sustainability.
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Do these ancient seals unlock clues to the origins of writing?
Holly Pittman of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum helped contribute to a study arguing that ancient Sumerian seals used to brand products shaped the formation of cuneiform, humanity’s earliest known example of writing.
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Philadelphia doctors and scientists encourage young women to pursue STEM careers at Penn event
The STEM Goes Red event hosted at Penn Medicine showed young Philadelphia women in high school how to program miniature computers, with remarks from Helene Glassberg of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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If you’re sure how the next four years will play out, I promise: You’re wrong
In an opinion essay, Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that acknowledging that the future is unknowable and unpredictable can bring some comfort when it feels like the world is shattered.
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New building at University of Pennsylvania aims to become hub for AI research
Amy Gutmann Hall, set to open in early 2025, is dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science.
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First look: Inside Penn’s new Amy Gutmann Hall, the region's largest mass timber building
Amy Gutmann Hall will be a catalyst for groundbreaking artificial intelligence research and collaboration across disciplines, with remarks from Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Another Trump presidency could be a boon for the dollar — but some expect a bumpy ride
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that a rebellion by the “bond vigilantes” could impede some of the Republicans’ tax-cut agenda.