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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Catherine McDonald of the School of Nursing comments on teen drivers playing Pokemon Go.
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In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine. The article draws on internal documents to show that an industry group called the Sugar Research Foundation wanted to "refute" concerns about sugar's possible role in heart disease. The SRF then sponsored research by Harvard scientists that did just that. The result was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1967, with no disclosure of the sugar industry funding.
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A group of recent studies on technology in education, across a wide range of real-world settings, have come up far short of a ringing endorsement. The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. A deeper look into these reports gives a sense that, even as computers become ubiquitous in classrooms, there's a lot we still don't know — or at least that we're not doing to make them effective tools for learning.
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Mayte Lara Ibarra and Larissa Martinez had just finished their senior year of high school when they each decided to go public with their immigration status. Both Texas students came to the U.S. illegally, and they didn't want to keep that fact a secret any longer. Ibarra identified herself on Twitter as one of the 65,000 undocumented youth who graduate high school in the U.S. Martinez revealed her status in the commencement speech she delivered at graduation. Their actions sparked support and pointed criticism. That was more than a month ago.
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Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on users having problematic reactions to Wen cleansing conditioners.
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Anne Norris of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the importance of educating people about tick-bite avoidance.
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Kevin Volpp of the Wharton School and the Perelman School of Medicine and Katherine Milkman also of Wharton are quoted.
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Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum says, “All indications are that ancient peoples, [including those at this Chinese dig site], applied the same principles and techniques as brewers do today.”
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is interviewed about President Obama’s recent graduation speeches.
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David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine evaluates insurance mandates for autistic children.