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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The mRNA miracle workers
Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine appear on “Sunday Morning” to discuss their careers, their mRNA research, and the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Emmett Till and his mother to be honored with national monument
Brent Leggs of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the physical and societal landscape surrounding Emmett Till’s murder in 1955.
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Can you drink too much water? Here's what experts say
David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how too much water causes electrolyte disturbances and seizures.
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Philadelphia family sets up research fund to study canine cancer at Penn Vet
Pascale Salah of the School of Veterinary Medicine says there’s a duality between canine and human cancer research and comments on a new fund that has been established to research cancer in dogs.
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What does a hot dog eating contest do to your stomach? Experts detail the health effects of competitive eating
A 2007 study by David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that a competitive eater’s stomach can expand to accommodate significantly more food.
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Tips to help dogs during fireworks on the Fourth of July
The unpredictable nature of firework noises can scare dogs, according to the School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Artificial intelligence program ChatGPT goes viral for generating entire essays in seconds
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School discusses the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, which can generate human-like responses to nearly any question or request.
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Dogs may hold key to treating cancer in humans
A study by Nicola Mason of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues found that an experimental immunotherapy treatment using genetically modified listeria could extend the life expectancy of dogs with cancer.
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Fighting back against ageism
A study by Jay Daniel Kim of the Wharton School finds that the average entrepreneur is in their forties, with tech startups more likely to succeed with age.
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Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point.