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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on new research into the BRCA1 gene, describing the work as a “tour de force.”
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Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on new research into the BRCA1 gene, describing the work as a “tour de force.”
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Dan Hopkins was cited for his book The Increasingly United States: How and Why American Political Behavior Nationalized. In it, he argues that “voters today are faced with very similar choices irrespective of where they live,” due in part to ideologically segmented media.
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Matt Levendusky contextualized the results of political surveys, explaining that “people know they are cheerleading,” giving answers that signal which side they’re on, and not just what they actually think about the topic.
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Dean of Admissions Eric J. Furda recommends college applicants and their parents rethink grades and test scores as the sole measures of their eligibility. Furda encourages his admissions counselors to balance those markers with the “relative growth and trajectory” of potential students.
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Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine described the hazards police dogs face when exposed to dangerous substances. Otto said that working dogs are actually at fairly low risk for a fentanyl overdose, thanks to a lower rate of sensitivity and quick recovery from exposure.
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Political scientist Diana Mutz of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts and Sciences has released a new study on white support for Trump. The article, which analyzed survey data from 2012 to 2016, found that election results had less to do with economic hardship and far more to do with changes in the social status of a “historically dominant group.”
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Dagmawi Woubshet of the School of Arts and Sciences analyzed the delivery and content of Martin Luther King Jr.’s final sermon, delivered to his home church exactly two months prior to his assassination. (Video)
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Mark Liberman offered commentary on Donald Trump’s failed attempt to use a variant pronunciation of “Nevada” in 2016, a task George W. Bush and John Kerry also struggled with during their 2004 campaigns.
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Paul Cobb of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on the analysis of Viking burial clothes found to have Arabic script.