3/27
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Filter Stories
Penn In the News
For 150 years, Black journalists have known what Confederate monuments really stood for
Donovan Schaefer of the School of Arts & Sciences says that journalists at Black newspapers have historically criticized Confederate monuments for falsely enshrining Southern myths about why the Civil War was fought.
Penn In the News
Beyond COVID vaccines: What else could mRNA technology do for our health?
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine are lauded for receiving the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries in mRNA biology.
Penn In the News
Presidential pauses? What those ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ really tell us about candidates for the White House
Mark Liberman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Barack Obama used hesitation markers like “uh” and “um” roughly every 19 words during one interview. By comparison, he says, Donald Trump seldom uses those markers.
Penn In the News
A brief illustrated guide to ‘scissors congruence’—an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research
Ph.D. candidate Maxine Calle and Mona Merling of the School of Arts & Sciences explain the definition and history of the mathematical concept of “scissors congruence.”
Penn In the News
America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design co-writes that an alarming number of Americans risk losing access to utility service altogether because they can’t pay their bills.
Penn In the News
Women appear to be more resilient to body clock disruptions than men—new research
A study by researchers at Penn suggests that women may be less vulnerable to the health consequences of circadian misalignment than men.
Penn In the News
Tucker Carlson departure and Fox News’ pricey legal woes show the problem with faking ‘authenticity’
Emily Hund of the Annenberg School for Communication says that society loves the idea of people being themselves.
Penn In the News
Three things the pandemic taught us about inequality in college—and why they matter today
Doctoral candidate Elena G. van Stee in the School of Arts & Sciences outlines three lessons on disparity from the pandemic that can help colleges better address student inequality.
Penn In the News
How records of life’s milestones help solve cold cases, pinpoint health risks and allocate public resources
An article by Paula Fomby of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how a more centralized approach to record keeping in the U.S. could facilitate rapid turnaround of statistics and ensure that public agencies have more complete information about their populations.
Penn In the News
How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and exposure to screen violence increase the risk
A co-authored study by Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that acts of gun violence in PG-13 movies have nearly tripled in the 30 years since the rating was introduced.