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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
The School of Design’s Erick Guerra said a Tesla crash was “clearly a technology failure.” Commenting on Tesla’s autopilot feature, Guerra said that “the technology is just not up to doing as much as people hope it can do.”
Penn In the News
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on the school’s Working Dog Center, where the “K-9 Artifact Finders” program is training dogs to search for smuggled antiquities.
Penn In the News
Victor Mair of the School of Arts and Sciences describes the move as a “quick, drastic action” by Chinese censors cracking down on language used in opposition to Beijing’s recent abolition of presidential term limits.
Penn In the News
Emily Wilson of the School of Arts and Sciences is highlighted as the first woman to have her translation of Homer’s Odyssey published.
Penn In the News
Joshua Plotkin of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on co-authoring a study about the role of luck in how a language evolves.
Penn In the News
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on viewers being more accepting of screen violence now than a decade ago.
Penn In the News
Billy Fleming of the School of Design writes about politicians who permitted the city of Houston to build on a slowly submerging swamp that has led to disaster.
Penn In the News
Stefan Al of the School of Design writes about the blurred lines between malls and cities.
Penn In the News
Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the radical approach to relations between Israel and Palestine by the new presidential administration.
Penn In the News
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice is quoted on America’s homelessness problem and how it changes over time.