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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that learned helplessness is a mental state that occurs when people find out that nothing they do matters.
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Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School shares a counter theory that a conservative might have leaked a Supreme Court draft in an effort to hold together a majority.
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PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel weighed in on proposed bills that would make it easier for doctors to prescribe ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, to COVID-19 patients, even though the treatment has not proven effective. “It’s inevitable someone’s going to be harmed, and this is harmful to the country,” he said.
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Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authored research that found daily alcohol consumption, even in moderate quantities, can lead to a loss of brain volume. "For pretty much any level of drinking, a reduction is likely to yield health benefits," he said.
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Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education spoke about College Promise Programs, which help cover students’ tuition and other expenses. Perna said these programs “reflect real concern about how much it costs to go to college.”
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PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said that instead of wasting time trying to overturn COVID-19 vaccine mandates, business leaders should focus on protecting their employees from the virus. “That’s the only way we’ll be able to return to normal and stabilize our economy,” he said. Emanuel organized a statement on the matter signed by more than 60 health care organizations.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted on conspiracy theorists who believe that those with wealth are assumed to have the power to engage in and cover up malign activities.
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Deven Patel of the School of Arts & Sciences shares the significance and celebration of a holiday observed differently by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said public health disinformation from China-based social media accounts is nothing new. "Early in the pandemic, Chinese sources spread the theory that SARS CoV-2 originated at Fort Detrick and was spread to China by U.S. military," she said. "The platforms can remove it, or if they decide against doing so, can downgrade it or flag it and attach fact-checking content."
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Veena Graff of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how baths have been proven to relieve stress by increasing body temperature, calming the nervous system, and releasing endorphins such as dopamine and serotonin.