4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Philadelphia, a city stalked by overdoses fights back
Benjamin Cocchiaro and Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about helping patients struggling with substance abuse who experience withdrawal sickness.
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What Medicare Could Learn From Netflix
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School co-authors an op-ed about assessing “risk adjustment” in health care.
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Black Patients With A-fib at Higher Risk of Stroke, Penn Study Finds
Rajat Deo of the Perelman School of Medicine is highlighted for finding that black patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of stroke than white patients. He says, “I strongly believe that we have enough information from our study and others to implement community-based programs for the detection of cardiac arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation and the subsequent initiation of anticoagulation therapy.”
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A Call for Elite Schools to Redefine ‘Merit’
Manuel S. González Canché of the Graduate School of Education writes about college and universities with need-blind admissions practices and the need for highly selective education institutions to redefine “merit.”
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Trump White House Finally Confronts a Scandal It Can’t Quash With an ‘Alternative Fact’
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses why the alleged domestic abuse story involving former White House staff secretary Rob Porter and his ex-wives persisted in the media.
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Once the Slave of an American Painter, Moses Williams Forged His Own Artistic Career
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences is cited for studying African-American silhouette artist Moses Williams.
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Can You Revise a Book to Make It More Woke?
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about the frequent use of the white hero versus the dark other found in literature.
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How Cheating Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Marissa Sharif of the Wharton School suggests that “low-cost cheating” and building “emergency reserves” can help people reach their goals.
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What Happened to Norma’s Brain?
Atheendar Venkataramani of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the different ways individuals react to stress and trauma.
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To Stop an Epidemic, Focus on the Vector. For School Shootings, That’s Guns and Bullets
In wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Steven Berkowitz of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about gun violence as an epidemic and offers ways on how it can be stopped.