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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Douglas Smith offered commentary on the concussion-like symptoms experienced by American diplomats in Havana in the winter of 2017. While some have suggested that their symptoms were psychosomatic, Smith said that “there was not one individual on the team [at Penn] who was not convinced that this was a real thing.”
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center was featured for her new book, Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President—What We Don’t, Can’t, and Do Know. “I’m not arguing that Russians pulled the voting levers,” she said. “I’m arguing that they persuaded enough people to either vote a certain way or not vote at all.”
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ John MacDonald was cited for his years of research into the correlation between the remediation of vacant lots and abandoned buildings, and the reduction of violent crime in urban areas.
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Emily Wilson of the School of Arts and Sciences utilizes Twitter to bring the study of classic texts and their translations to a broader audience.
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The research of Mitesh Patel from the Perelman School of Medicine on wearable devices and health outcomes is cited and he is quoted about whether a new start-up working to adopt these devices into its concierge medical service will have any substantial impact.
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Carmen Maria Machado of the School of Arts and Sciences writes about eggnog.
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Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School is quoted about the “investors-above-all doctrine.”
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about funding for historically black colleges and universities.
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Tom Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine shares his thoughts on weight loss and whether bariatric surgery is becoming the preferred choice over diet and exercise.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the growth of negative political campaigning.