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Don’t try to MacGyver a COVID-19 booster shot
Genevieve Kanter of the Perelman School of Medicine said the current COVID-19 vaccines seem to be holding up against the delta variant. “We may need boosters later on, perhaps in eight to 12 months but not yet,” she said.
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Art from times of ancient Olympics on display at Penn Museum
Ahead of the Summer Olympics, the Penn Museum is displaying an ancient vase decorated with running athletes. “Athletics were universal even in the ancient world,” said Ann Brownlee.
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A weekend in America: Shootings in Washington spotlight growing problem
David Abrams of the Law School spoke about rising crime rates in the U.S. "Homicides are, in most of these cities, outpacing—and in some cases by a lot—rates that we've seen for the last several years," he said. "It's pretty widespread. This is not just a D.C. phenomenon. It's not just a Chicago phenomenon."
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To honor John Lewis, we must turn back the rising tide of voter suppression
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the resurgence of voter suppression laws in the U.S. To preserve the right to vote, Berry said, “We must pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And to do that, we must remove the Senate filibuster as a barrier to the legislation.”
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In Trump’s Jan. 6 recast, attackers become martyrs, heroes
PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín spoke about how conspiracy theories persist, even when countered with facts. “The belief contains a device that protects it,” she said. “Nothing can invalidate the conspiracy theory. Trying to refute the theory proves the theory and signals you as a conspirator.”
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Collapse raises new fears about Florida’s shaky insurance market
Carolyn Kousky of the Wharton School weighed in on Florida’s insurance market, where insurers are raising premiums and refusing new and renewed policies in the wake of the Surfside collapse. “Coastal areas all across the Gulf and up along the East Coast could start to see very similar dynamics,” she said.
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How to motivate your teen to be a safer driver
M. Kit Delgado of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about ways to motivate teen drivers to avoid phone-related distractions, suggesting people enable an automatic “do not disturb while driving” mode, set up any navigation or music apps before taking off, and install an eye-level phone mount.
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When the applause just won’t end
Cristina Bicchieri of the School of Arts & Sciences said the idea of a standing ovation stems from an ancient Roman “sign of respect” for generals returning battle.
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Fear of a Black Cuban planet
Amalia Dache of the Graduate School of Education was interviewed about Cuba’s recent uprisings and its long history of Black resistance. In the 1960s, the Communist government said it would eradicate racism. “It’s counterrevolutionary to talk about Black history in Cuba, to engage Black history,” she said.
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Uterus transplant enables woman to have a baby after doctors said she couldn’t
Kathleen O’Neill of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about a Penn Medicine uterus transplant trial. “These women have ovaries, they have eggs, they just don’t have the uterus to gestate the pregnancy,” said O’Neill. “So once we are able to give them that uterus, the vast majority get pregnant and have babies.”