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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School predicted that 2022 will bring lower housing prices and a slight increase in mortgage rates, which will moderate demand. She also said rental costs may increase.
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Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule said letters of recommendation used in college applications should highlight specific examples of a student’s characteristics. “If a recommender can focus on how the applicant does something rather than telling us what the applicant does, it helps a lot,” she said.
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PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts’ 2015 TEDMED Talk on medical racism was cited. Roberts said 19th-century doctor Samuel Cartwright’s unsubstantiated theory that Black people had lower lung capacity than whites is still circulating, with some doctors still using Cartwright’s race-adjusted spirometer to measure breathing.
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Morris Cohen of the Wharton School said pandemic-induced cutbacks in the auto industry triggered cutbacks in other industries, ultimately affecting the production of semiconductor chips. “There’s this amplification of uncertainty as you work your way down the supply chain,” he said.
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Vaccine technology developed by Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine relies on a lipid delivery system created by Ian MacLachlan, a Canadian scientist.
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A new book by Edward Brodkin of the Perelman School of Medicine and therapist Ashley Pallathra explores how strong communication skills can bring people together. The authors offered tips for navigating the social aspects of returning to in-person work.
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Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about memory loss, the condition’s symptoms, and seeking diagnosis. “Start with a doctor who knows you well, so a primary care physician,” he said. “Ideally, people go in with someone who knows them well—a spouse, child or close friend—who can speak to what they’ve been seeing.”
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Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences said data showing an increase in births at one large hospital system may be indicative of “more women choosing this system as compared to other providers,” rather than a baby boom.
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Researchers led by Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine have identified a drug that may prevent and treat COVID-19 by activating the body’s immune response.
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Allison Werner-Lin of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about anticipatory grief, the distress one feels leading up to an impending loss or change, “even if the change is exciting and anticipated and chosen,” she said.