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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Penn Engineering announces first Ivy League Master’s degree in AI
The School of Engineering and Applied Science has announced the first graduate program in artificial intelligence among Ivy League universities, led by Chris Callison-Burch.
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A family affair: Three sisters stick together as they attend Penn Dental Medicine at the same time
Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad are making history as one of the few groups of three or more siblings to be simultaneously enrolled in the School of Dental Medicine.
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First day of Penn Relays is underway
Students, family members, and onlookers discuss the first day of Penn Relays at Franklin Field.
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Roosevelt Boulevard subway station gains support from mayoral candidates and Harrisburg
Ph.D. student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design and a group of activists have reproposed a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, citing safety and accessibility.
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Man jailed for murder investigated by predator detective to be released
Marissa Bluestine of Penn Carey Law says that an exoneration like that of the Philadelphia man falsely accused of murder is normally the result of a cascade of errors in the criminal legal system.
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Holiday suicide myth debunked
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the commonly shared link between Christmastime and suicides is a false and dangerous myth.
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Police officers line street for final salute to beloved Montco K-9
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine speaks on the loss of K-9 Rookie, who had a long history with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center and died in the Ryan Veterinary Hospital.
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A unique view at new U-2 Spy Planes & Aerial Archaeology exhibit
Emily Hammer of the School of Arts & Sciences provides a video tour of the Penn Museum’s new U-2 Spy Planes & Aerial Archaeology exhibition.
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Penn researchers developing gum that could reduce COVID transmission
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine, along with the Wistar Institute and Fraunhofer USA, are developing a chewing gum laced with a plant-grown protein that could neutralize the COVID-19 virus in saliva.
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Zoom, social distance, ‘blursday’: The coronavirus has changed how we speak
Nicole Holliday of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about how language has evolved amid the pandemic. “Social changes can bring sort of a boom of new words that are used more commonly or old words that sort of get resurrected,” she said. “As the whole world has changed as a result of the pandemic, that has opened up some opportunities for new words to spread.”