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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Suit: A Federal Jail in Philly Is Stopping Kids From Seeing Their Dads
Marie Gottschalk of the School of Arts and Sciences talks about the damaging effects of restricting children from visiting their parents in prison.
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Is it OK to Hold On to Your Childhood Comfort Object?
Vivian Seltzer of the School of Social Policy & Practice views young adults’ holding on to transitional objects as a generational pattern.
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What Humans Can Learn from Sleep-deprived Fruit Flies
Amita Sehgal of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on studying sleep and circadian rhythms and on what information can be gained from researching fruit flies.
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Researchers Rally to Save Monkeys on Hurricane-ravaged Island
PIK Professor Michael Platt of the Wharton School, Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences talks about researchers coming together to help preserve monkeys living on the Puerto Rican island Cayo Santiago.
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How Immigration Foiled Hillary
A 2010 paper, “Politicized Places: Explaining Where and When Immigrants Provoke Local Opposition,” by Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts and Sciences is cited.
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Uber May Help Cut Drunk-driving Crashes, but Not Everywhere, Study Says
Postdoctoral fellow Christopher Morrison of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted for studying the impact of ride-sharing services on the rates of drunk-driving accidents in American cities.
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In a First, Gene Therapy Halts a Fatal Brain Disease
James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study that indicates that gene therapy can halt ALD, adrenoleukodystrophy, when the only signs of deterioration are changes in brain scans.
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How Faculty Diversity Can Impact the College Years
A study from the Center for Minority Serving Institutions is referenced on the percentage of minorities in college faculty positions.
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Immigrants May Get More Intense Care at End of Life
Michael Harhay of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a variety of factors that could influence end-of-life care for immigrants.
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Intelligence Squared Debate: Is the U.S. Health Care System Terminally Broken?
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School joins a debate about whether or not the American health-care system is terminally broken.