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Biden’s new health challenge: Find another Francis Collins
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said Francis Collins’ departure from the NIH was an opportunity to restructure the agency. Apart from its organizational inefficiencies, the NIH awards too few grants to young and/or Black researchers, said Emanuel. “That's not a good thing for innovation.”
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We need a better way to talk about booster shots
Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel.
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Arm CEO Simon Segars on the chip crisis, a new computing era, and Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for his company
Morris Cohen of the Wharton School said pandemic-induced cutbacks in the auto industry triggered cutbacks in other industries, ultimately affecting the production of semiconductor chips. “There’s this amplification of uncertainty as you work your way down the supply chain,” he said.
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Philadelphia pottery artist Roberto Lugo
Robert Lugo, whose installation is on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, was interviewed about using his artwork to engage the local community and challenge popular notions about class, race, and pottery.
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Philadelphian Alain LeRoy Locke, the Father of the Harlem Renaissance, gets new historical marker in Philly
Dagmawi Woubshet of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the impact of “The New Negro,” an anthology edited by Alain LeRoy Locke at the onset of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Yelp reviews may provide key insights into patient experiences with racism
Jason Tong and Anietie Andy of the Perelman School of Medicine studied Yelp reviews of hospitals to better understand racial disparities in health care. “Racism within health care can be pervasive and can occur in a variety of both clinical and nonclinical spaces,” said Tong. “Hopefully [we] can create a composite metric of racism that can be used for targeted quality improvement initiatives for hospitals.”
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A one-way ticket. A cash-stuffed teddy bear. A dream decades in the making
Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled in a series of articles about the scientists who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. “I think she should be given credit for saving the world,” said her colleague Jean Bennett. Karikó’s ideas were “so ahead of her time, she had a hard time convincing people that they would actually work,” Bennett said. “They seemed too science fiction-y to people and too challenging.”
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5 historical garments that showcase the link between fashion and identity
“The Stories We Wear,” a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, was featured. “We often dismiss fashion as frivolous," said curator Lauren Ristvet. "But our appearances are important. The way we dress communicates who we are and what we do."
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Would ticket holders pay $25 if they got unlimited food? One movie theater decided to find out
Jagmohan Raju of the Wharton School said the pandemic has been an opportunity for some businesses to experiment with pricing changes. “Many [companies] had no choice but to try,” he said.
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US lawyer who sued Chevron sentenced to 6 months in contempt case
Claire Finkelstein of the Law School said charging and sentencing a lawyer for a criminal contempt violation is rare. In the case of Steven Donziger, who refused to turn over his electronic devices to the court, she said, “the judge felt there was an element of willfulness involved, and that explains the results.”