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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘Girls, I’m on Your Team’: Caitlyn Jenner Speaks at Penn
An interview with Caitlyn Jenner, hosted by SPEC, is featured.
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Rowan Pursues Atlantic City Medical School Campus
Rowan University is preparing to take the first steps toward creating a medical school campus in Atlantic City, extending the footprint of its growing medical programs and potentially tapping a new student base there. Rowan trustees are set to vote Wednesday on a feasibility study to explore an Atlantic City partnership between the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and AtlantiCare.
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The Takeaway That Could Make You Exercise More
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine and Kevin Volpp of Medicine and the Wharton School are quoted about incentives to help people lose weight.
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New Fermentation Process Helps Penn Students Brew Future
David Issadore of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and students Shashwata Narain, Alexander David, and Siddharth Shah are featured for the students’ creation of a new fermentation process that can be used for beer production.
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Lehigh Student Recovers After Zika Case
Lehigh University says a student has recovered after becoming infected with the Zika virus. The school said in a message to students and staff that the student had traveled abroad over winter break. "We are grateful to be able to report that the student has recovered and is feeling well," the message said, adding that officials don't believe anyone else on campus is at risk. State Department of Health officials said earlier this week that two female Pennsylvania residents who had recently traveled to other countries became infected with mild cases of the virus.
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Universities Have Duty to Engage With Their Cities
Penn’s community engagement, particularly in west Philadelphia, is mentioned.
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Penn Museum Displays the Midas Touch
C. Brian Rose of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Museum discusses objects on display from early excavations of the Gordion site and says, “In those days, archaeologists dug enormous tracts of land in an effort to make sensational discoveries in as short a time as possible.”
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Amid Colombia’s Zika Outbreak, Phila. Ob/Gyn Sees No Panic
Jack Ludmir of the Perelman School of Medicine is highlighted for spending the last several weeks in Colombia helping control the Zika outbreak.
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Study: Tasers Could Lead to False Confessions
David Rudovsky of the Law School is quoted about the overuse of Tasers.
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How Diabetes Can Break Your Heart
Mark Schutta and Rhondalyn Forde-McLean of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about the effects of diabetes on heart health and the increased risk for cardiovascular disease.