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Last cut for neighborhood barber after 70 years in West Philadelphia
Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that Black men share intimate and personal stories in barbershops, making them ideal places to help deal with emotional and physical trauma.
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What are white, pink and brown noise?
A review article by Penn researchers found that outcomes from sleep studies on white and pink noise vary wildly.
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Art museum visitors must experience positive and negative emotions to work toward empathy
A study by Katherine N. Cotter and James O. Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that the wellbeing of art museum visitors should receive greater attention as a goal.
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Five game-changing gifts to higher education in 2022
Alumnus Leonard A. Lauder gifted $125 million to the School of Nursing to establish a tuition-free program to train and deploy nurse practitioners in underserved communities.
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What is the link between winter storms and climate change?
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that convection caused by warmer lake temperatures has created a long-term increase in lake effect snowfalls.
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What’s the link between winter storms and global warming?
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that certain aspects of winter storms can be strongly linked to climate change.
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‘Doubleheaders were sacred’: A tradition reborn as the Palestra hosts a college hoops doubleheader
A Big 5 doubleheader took place last night at the Palestra, with Penn hosting St. Joe’s and Temple taking on LaSalle.
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Drug for common skin condition can help people lose weight: study
Research by Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that a drug used to treat psoriasis can help people lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease.
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Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Start thinking long-term
A paper by Daniel Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that teenagers who are able to delay gratification have demonstrated better control over risk-taking tendencies like drug use.
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Scientists study link between winter storms and global warming
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the robust linkages between climate change and certain aspects of winter storms.