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Expert breastfeeding diet and nutrition advice from registered dietitians
Diane L. Spatz of the School of Nursing recommends avoiding high-mercury-containing fish like swordfish, tile fish, and ahi tuna when breastfeeding.
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Global ocean temperatures spike to record levels as El Niño nears
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how a La Niña event giving way to an El Niño causes a sizable increase in tropical Pacific and global ocean surface temperatures.
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The life and work of acclaimed Black children’s author and illustrator Ashley Bryan is honored in a new Penn exhibit
Lynne Farrington of the Kislack Center comments on a new Penn Libraries exhibit celebrating the late Black children’s author and illustrator Ashley Bryan.
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More is more: Reimagining relics of the gilded age
In discussing Philadelphia’s Lynnewood Hall mansion, Aaron Wunsch of the Weitzman School of Design says that reactionary simplification doesn’t do justice to its historical context or the possibility for creative imagination.
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Watch 96-year-old Ed Cox run a 24-second 100 meters at the Penn Relays
At the 127th Penn Relays, 96-year-old Ed Cox ran the Master’s Men’s 100-meter in just over 24 seconds.
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Community college or a four-year school? What to know about the advantages—and differences
Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education discusses some key differences between community colleges and four-year institutions.
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Record ocean heating spike may herald acceleration of global warming
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people should focus on the longer-term outlook of steady overall ocean heating, not the fleeting impacts of El Niño and La Niña on surface temperature.
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Most likely President Joe Biden will live through a second term, life expectancy data show
A life-expectancy calculator developed by Dean Foster of the Wharton School and colleagues projects that President Biden’s life expectancy is 98 years, with a 75% chance he’ll live until age 91.
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Long-lived rivals: Actuaries say Biden and Trump are not too old for office
Samuel Preston of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Donald Trump being three-and-a-half years younger than Joe Biden equates to a 30% lower annual probability of death, though that advantage would be offset by Trump’s higher BMI.
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Social control works: Lessons for criminal justice reformers
John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences outlines seven key facts about crime and criminal offenders.