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Thousands of American troops to take part in COVID-19 early-detection study
PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno commented on plans to conduct a COVID-19 early-detection study on U.S. troops. “Should we ask for consent if it reveals medical issues that a person in uniform may not want revealed and is not relevant to job performance?” he asked.
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U.S. medical school applications soar in COVID-19 era
Admissions Dean Neha Vapiwala of the Perelman School of Medicine said some medical schools are waving prerequisites to accommodate students who may have been unable to participate in extracurricular activities earlier this year.
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Commentary: Ruth Bader Ginsburg practiced anti-cancel culture
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote an op-ed about how Ruth Bader Ginsburg modeled a better way of engaging with political and intellectual opponents. “Her entire career reflected the faith that you could move others to your point of view,” he said.
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How to conduct an engaging lab experiment in the time of COVID: Brew beer
Biology instructors at Penn assembled and mailed hundreds of lab kits to students to aid virtual learning. “It’s important to get students off of their computers and using some of the tools and techniques that are used by scientists,” said Linda Robinson of the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Ginsberg’s death injects new doubt into fate of Obamacare
Dean Theodore Ruger of the Law School said of efforts to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, “Whoever wins the presidential election will have much more to say about the success or failure of the act than the court. If it’s Trump, there are many administrative ways he could stifle it.”
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Penn research finds antidepressants may reduce signs of Alzheimer’s
Research by Yvette Sheline of the Perelman School of Medicine found that SSRIs may reduce amyloid levels in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. “I certainly don’t think that amyloid alone is responsible for Alzheimer’s disease, but I think it is definitely involved,” she said.
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Yes, your eyes can get sunburned—Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen
Vatinee Bunya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about sunburned eyes. "Like having sunburned skin, photokeratitis is not usually noticed until after the damage has occurred," she said. "There is usually a delay in symptoms of a few hours to 24 hours after the exposure to UV light."
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg made the impossible look easy
Serena Mayeri of the Law School wrote an op-ed about the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “To honor Justice Ginsburg’s legacy, we, too, must accomplish what may seem impossible, so that others might enjoy the world of possibilities she made,” Mayeri said.
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50 years of blaming Milton Friedman. Here’s another idea
Research by Tyler Wry of the Wharton School found that companies that signed a revised Business Roundtable statement about corporations’ obligations to employees and the broader world were more likely than other big companies to lay off staff in the early months on the pandemic.
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What scares Pa. teens about climate change and how do they want to fight back, a year after massive global protests?
Freshman Nia Peterson shared how she became passionate about combatting climate change. “To provide ourselves and our futures a fighting chance, we first need to acknowledge the situation,” she wrote.