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Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How Much Weed Is in a Joint
Greg Ridgeway of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for a collaborating on a statistical analysis that revealed how much marijuana is in the typical American joint.
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Sumerian Scholars Coming to Penn for Rare Event
Grant Frame and William Hafford of the Penn Museum are quoted about the museum hosting the 62nd Recontre Assyriologique Internationale.
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Adderall Alternative: Why Students Are Using This Narcolepsy Drug
Annan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the rise and ethics of “smart drugs.”
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Why Academics Were Ignored
Just over a week before Britain's referendum on European Union membership, Paul Whiteley, a professor in the University of Essex’s department of government, was scheduled to take part in a BBC Norwich debate alongside three other academics to fact-check statements made by politicians from both campaigns, to remain in the union and to leave. But one of the politicians set to appear, Douglas Carswell, the U.K. Independence Party representative for Clacton, refused to appear alongside them.
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Penn Engineers Create Groundbreaking $2 Portable Zika Test
Changchun Liu, Haim Bau, Jinzhao Song and Michael Mauk of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Sara Cherry and Brent Hackett of the Perelman School of Medicine are featured for developing a $2 portable Zika virus test.
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Why Don’t Young Scientists Get More Grants? Often They Don’t Apply
After years of puzzling over how its grant-review process might be shortchanging younger scientists, the National Institutes of Health appears to have figured out a more fundamental truth: There just aren’t enough of them applying. A report published on Thursday by several federal-grant experts breaks down NIH award rates by age groups, finding that older scientists aren’t necessarily any more successful than are their younger counterparts.
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Scientists Just Validated Your Instagram Obsession
Researchers of the Wharton School are cited for collaborating on a study that gives insight on why taking pictures may enhance certain experiences.
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The Diversity Students Seek
The 2015-16 academic year was one of numerous student protests demanding increases in the admission of minority students and the hiring of minority faculty members -- not to mention numerous other measures to promote inclusivity on campus. But what exactly do students want?
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Philanthropic Foundations Pushing College Access, Attainment Higher on Priority Lists
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the impact of philanthropic foundations supporting historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
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‘Brexit’ Could Slow University Collaborations
Within hours of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, Allyson Delnore at the University of Pittsburgh got an email from a partner at the international office at Newcastle University, several hours north of London. The message said that Newcastle is unsure whether a collaborative research exchange program between the University of Pittsburgh and Newcastle will be affected by the British vote. Ms. Delnore, Pitt’s European Studies Center interim director, thought after reading the email that the future of the program would be in question.