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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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This Philly-area elementary school saw test scores plummet. Now it’s putting all its resources toward catching up.
Nicole Carl of the Graduate School of Education says that teachers are feeling pressure from administrators to boost test scores.
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Virology is part of the golden age of health: Don’t dismantle it
James Alwine of the Perelman School of Medicine co-writes that over-regulation could unduly constrain the ability to respond to future viral pandemic threats.
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Moral virtues and character strengths across the life span
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is lauded for convening a 2005 meeting at Penn of the world’s leading experts in the emerging field of positive psychology.
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Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School explains what the government would need to do to stabilize debt near current levels.
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Coryza, an avian influenza lookalike, lingers in Lancaster
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine outlines the symptoms and signs of infectious coryza, an avian influenza lookalike.
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5,000-year-old tavern uncovered in Iraq
Holly Pittman of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and colleagues have uncovered a public eating space dated to 2700 B.C.E. in Lagash, an ancient city site in southern Iraq.
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University of Pennsylvania pledges to bolster relations with India at "Penn India Engagement Forum"
PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School, and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science are quoted on the forum to support India's exceptional growth and specific health care needs.
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What Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing
A 2021 analysis co-authored by Dean Knox of the Wharton School found that Black, Hispanic, and female police officers make fewer stops and arrests and use force less often.
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Want a well-trained dog? Start with a better-trained human
Cynthia M. Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine advises that a good dog trainer actually listens to the dog.
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Fifty years of “Learning from Las Vegas”
A profile examines the architectural novel “Learning from Las Vegas” co-written by Denise Scott Brown, formerly of the Weitzman School of Design.