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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point.
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World Heritage—too much of a good thing?
PIK Professor Lynn Meskell, also of the Penn Museum, joins a radio conversation to discuss how the World Heritage Convention has become a victim of its own success.
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Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?
Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs.
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Google AI succeeds in developing odor maps of molecules
Joel Mainland of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have used a neural network to create a molecular map of odors in compounds that repel mosquitos.
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The Watson Effect: Jaylen, Justin Watson make biggest plays in Chiefs win
The Kansas City Chiefs’ newest acquisitions are both Watsons—Jaylen and Justin. Justin, a Penn alum and current KC Wide receiver caught a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to bring the Chiefs within 3 points of the Chargers, while rookie cornerback Jaylen Watson intercepted Justin Herbert and ran back a 99-yard pick-six to complete the Chiefs’ comeback.
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Up for debate? Midterm candidates dispute rules and dodge debates in a new campaign normal
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains why political candidates are questioning the effectiveness of debates.
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Americans’ civic expertise is apparently not that great
On an episode of “The Smerconish Podcast,” Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s new study on declining civics knowledge.
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Understanding metabolism genes might improve depression treatment
David Oslin of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the implications of his latest research examining whether genetic testing can be used to help prescribe antidepressants.
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$55 million gift to Penn is aimed at stopping breast cancer before it starts
Mindy and Jon Gray’s new Basser Institute is a spinoff of their previously funded Basser Center for BRCA, named for Mindy’s late sister Faith Basser and led by Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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mRNA pioneers refocus on therapeutics
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine are noted for their key 2005 advances with synthetic mRNA.