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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg wins $1 million Berggruen Prize
President Amy Gutmann spoke about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has been awarded the Berggruen Prize: “She inspires women and men of all ages to realize that a democracy thrives to the extent that it provides every citizen equal footing to achieve their dreams.”
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Rain douses another Philly rush hour, but it might just rescue the foliage show
Bill Cullina of the Morris Arboretum spoke about the meteorological conditions that impact fall foliage.
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What to do if your dog eats weed
Kenneth Drobatz of the School of Veterinary Medicine spoke about the increase in cases of pets who have ingested marijuana. “We see this a lot during the holiday season when kids come home from college and bring home brownies or something like that,” he said.
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Do soda taxes actually work? Here’s what the science is telling us
Christina Roberto of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed her research on the effects of Philadelphia’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax. “It’s really hard to shift these behaviors, and taxes are, if not the single most, one of the most impactful and important policies to move the needle on unhealthy eating habits,” she said.
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‘30 Americans’ at the Barnes Foundation brings a stellar lineup of black artists to Philadelphia
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences curated “30 Americans,” an exhibit featuring new and older works depicting black Americans, at the Barnes Foundation.
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Penn’s Ryan Betley back for one more year (but just one)
Five minutes into Ryan Betley’s 2018-19 Penn Quakers season, his season was over. Following a torn patellar tendon and surgery that took out his season, and months of recovery, Betley is looking at a fifth season—just not at Penn.
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How college life became the Hunger Games
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond.
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Blackface: The ugliness of racism in Arab media
Eve Troutt Powell of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the continued prevalence of blackface in Arab media. “The slave trade in the Middle East was huge,” she said. “And the cultural impact of this slave trade has everything to do with black face in the Middle East.”
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Women are more than twice as likely as men to suffer from PTSD. Studies are underway to find out why
Edna Foa of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about her research on the effects of estrogen on fear extinction, a process of “unlearning” fear related to recovery from PTSD.
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Eye drops proven to reverse vision loss in clinical trial
Eve Higginbotham of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about some of the shortcomings of eye drops that treat age-related farsightedness. “There’s a question of whether or not people will actually use these drops twice a day in order to see a little better up close,” she said. “I am sure there may be a small segment of the population that may choose to put drops in twice a day, but for the vast majority of individuals, using drops twice a day may be a challenge.”