5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Audio: A Stunning Cancer Recovery Inspires New Research
Andy Minn, Robert Vonderheide and Lynn Schuchter of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss a clinical trial for a cancer treatment.
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Audio: With City in Flux, Public Art Project Seeks New Ideas for New Philly Monument
Penn is mentioned as a partner for the “Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia” project.
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Audio: Historic South Philly Church Finds Salvation in Group Effort
Aaron Wunsch of the School of Design talks about his involvement with helping save Philadelphia’s 19th Street Baptist Church, which was designed by Frank Furness and constructed in 1874.
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Audio: Penn Trial Suggests ‘Triple Threat’ for Melanoma Patients Could Be Effective
Lynn Schuchter of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the results of a clinical trial that introduces a “triple threat” combination that could be effective in treating melanoma.
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Audio: 55 Years Later, Local Cancer Discovery Still Shaping Research
Jennifer Morrissette and Peter Nowell of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss cancer treatment.
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Audio: Gene Therapy’s Potential Pricing Problem
James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on gene therapy treatment prices and policies.
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Penn-led Bioethics Panel Calls American Ebola Quarantines Too Restrictive
President Amy Gutmann, chair of President Obama’s bioethics commission, discusses the panel’s recommendations on the 21-day quarantines of those exposed to Ebola.
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Audio & Video: Most Health Information Web Pages Are Tracked, Penn Study Finds
Doctoral student Tim Libert of the Annenberg School for Communication says, “Tracking is much more endemic than I even anticipated.”
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Audio: Modified Immune Cells Show Promise in Treating Brain Cancer, Penn Scientists Find
Marcela Maus of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study about a personalized immune therapy that redirects T cells to find and destroy a type of brain tumor.
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Most Women Should Expect Seven Years of Hot Flashes, Longer for African-Americans
Ellen Freeman of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses menopause and hot flashes.