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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Joseph Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences says that uncertainty shakes the brain out of its complacency and makes it more attuned to new information.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences disagrees with the premise of a recent climate science paper, particularly its recommendations for solar geoengineering.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences is skeptical of scientist James Hansen’s claims that the world’s warming is dangerously accelerating.
Penn In the News
Emily Whitehead of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, the first child cured of leukemia with CAR-T cancer therapy, has returned to Penn as a first-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn In the News
A $3 million blight reduction project in Philadelphia is informed by Penn research showing that cleaning up trash and revitalizing vacant lots can reduce gun violence rates by as much as 29%.
Penn In the News
College of Arts and Sciences third-year Anusha Mathur from Los Angeles explores how the once-remote beach village of Playa Venao in Panama is grappling with the environmental and community costs of newfound prosperity.
Penn In the News
Doug Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences, Paulo Arratia of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and colleagues are researching the chemical properties of baseball’s “magic mud” for use in applications beyond sports.
Penn In the News
Christopher Murray’s lab at the School of Arts & Sciences is delving into the next phase of quantum-dot research to make components for quantum computing, sensing, and communication.
Penn In the News
In an Op-Ed, Tamara Myles of the School of Arts & Sciences uses her research at the Positive Psychology Center to explain why meaningful work is fundamental to happiness.
Penn In the News
Penn professors, including James Pawelski and Katherine Cotter of the School of Arts & Sciences, are teaching an online class about art therapy with support from the Barnes Foundation.