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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Louise Moncla’s lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine is developing ways to scan genetic blueprints of past outbreaks for signatures of a virus that can jump between different animal species.
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Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago.
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PIK Professor Jay Gottfried commented on a study that suggests some women can smell even if missing parts of the brain associated with the olfactory system. “I am not convinced that the women are indeed missing their bulbs,” he said, noting that MRIs may not adequately detect all evidence of the structures.
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Alison Sweeney explained how phase separation contributes to the unique shapes of pollen grains.
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The School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Deep Jariwala commented on a new, nearly weightless insulation material made of porous aerogel capable of withstanding temperature shifts of over 1,000 degrees Celsius. “It’s notoriously hard to make materials that are not just lightweight but can also be heavily heat resistant.”
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Research by Dalmacio Flores in the School of Nursing has highlighted missed opportunities for sexual-health education between gay, bisexual, or queer adolescent males and their parents.
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Sigrid Veasey of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about orb weaver spiders may have the shortest natural circadian rhythms discovered in an animal.
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Danielle Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science comments on how different regions of the brain function while learning.
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Lauren Sallan of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for leading research about an ancient creature known as the Tully monster.
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The research of Edward Brodkin from the Perelman School of Medicine is profiled in this article on adult autism.