4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Why hasn’t the new me shown up yet?
In his book “What You Can Change and What You Can’t,” Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that some personal qualities and habits can’t be changed without extreme difficulty.
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AI detects cancers and immunotherapy biomarker
Daiwei Zhang and Mingyao Li of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed an AI tool called iStar that can automatically spot tumors and types of cancer that are difficult for clinicians to see or identify and can predict candidates for immunotherapy.
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Is Parkinson’s disease an industrial disorder of our making?
In an op-ed, Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine examines Parkinson’s disease and its connection to industrialization.
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Prescribed stimulants for ADHD and the risk of addiction
Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about stimulants as a treatment for ADHD.
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The government as parent: A bit of political psychology
Lawrence Blum of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that rational politics are possible only if we acknowledge our irrationality.
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How to give condolences
According to a 2020 Penn study, a letter of condolence conveys care while providing an opportunity for reflection, growth, learning, and legacy.
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Tapping the power of “you”
A study co-authored by Jonah Berger of the Wharton School suggests that songs and poems with “you” as the object trigger readers and listeners to cast a significant other, instead of themselves, as the participant.
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From burden to blessing: the benefit of reframing empathy
A 2020 study by researchers from Penn and Georgetown University found that changing how a situation was framed impacted empathic and prosocial responses to another person in distress.
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If speaking is silver, then silence is gold
A study by Michael Parke of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that “strategic silence,” or withholding information intentionally, can garner positive values and rewards for employees.
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Moral virtues and character strengths across the life span
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is lauded for convening a 2005 meeting at Penn of the world’s leading experts in the emerging field of positive psychology.