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University of Pennsylvania receives $55 million gift to study, treat hereditary cancers
The $55 million gift from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray will be used to establish the Basser Cancer Interception Institute, featuring a statement from President Liz Magill.
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How The Post gathered and analyzed data for its series on Black NFL coaches
Janice Madden of the School of Arts & Sciences used visual evaluation to determine the racial makeup of the NFL coaches dataset she supplied to The Washington Post.
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At Penn museum’s art of smells exhibit, beauty is in the nose of the beholder
Norwegian-born smell researcher and artist Sissel Tolaas will have her first major U.S. exhibition, where interactable installations elicit sensations through smell, on display in the Institute of Contemporary Art through Dec. 30.
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COVID boosters take aim just at omicron. This Penn lab is going after coronaviruses the world hasn’t seen yet
In Drew Weissman’s lab at the Perelman School of Medicine, researchers like Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh, Benjamin Davis, and Garima Dwivedi are developing pan-coronavirus vaccines to guard against future variants.
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The 53 prettiest college campuses in America
The University of Pennsylvania is ranked as America’s 28th prettiest college campus due to its Collegiate Gothic architecture.
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The fear of public places in the age of COVID: Is it agoraphobia or something else?
Sandy Capaldi of the Perelman School of Medicine defines agoraphobia and explains what distinguishes it from other anxiety disorders in the context of the pandemic.
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The next crisis in inevitable. The urgent call for the prepared leader
“The Prepared Leader,” a new book co-authored by Dean Erika James of the Wharton School, outlines the five phases that must be addressed when dealing with crisis management.
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Police officers line street for final salute to beloved Montco K-9
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine speaks on the loss of K-9 Rookie, who had a long history with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center and died in the Ryan Veterinary Hospital.
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Joe Biden said the pandemic is over. Here’s where cases stand in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people have become apathetic about COVID-19 but that long COVID’s loose symptoms make determining its risk difficult.
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Why Chiefs’ Justin Watson felt confident before touchdown reception in Chiefs’s 27-24 win over Chargers
The Penn alum and Kansas City Chief’s receiver Justin Watson felt confident just before his 41-yard touchdown reception in KC’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.