Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Ilene Rosen of the Perelman School of Medicine supports practicing proven-bedtime-routine behaviors and avoiding bright lights and electronics in the bedroom to encourage the body’s natural production of melatonin.
Penn In the News
Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law says that another round of pre-trial proceedings would eliminate any chance of Donald Trump’s immunity trial being decided before the election.
Penn In the News
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Yuvaram Reddy of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute identifies medical efforts to improve access to home kidney dialysis, such as Joel Glickman’s Home Dialysis University.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Earth is experiencing a new class of monster storms thanks to the effects of human-caused warming.
Penn In the News
Thomas Daniels of the Weitzman School of Design says that generating energy from wind and solar requires land just like coal, oil, and natural gas, though the necessary acreage is larger.
Penn In the News
Christopher Schmoyer of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people develop lactose intolerance when their bodies don’t make enough of the enzyme lactase for the amount of dairy they consume.
Penn In the News
Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School says that Americans are just now catching up to the European idea of leisure being more valuable than higher income, which doesn’t actually impact a company’s productivity.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change is one of the most contentious debates raging on social media platforms.
Penn In the News
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why measles is so much more infectious than flu.
Penn In the News
Rogers Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that 10 of the 11 states that would go on to form the Confederacy did not have ballots with Abraham Lincoln’s name on them in the 1860 election. Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law explains why likening Lincoln’s situation to Donald Trump’s is a bad comparison.