4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Is the SAT making a comeback? More colleges are returning to test score requirements, but effectiveness remains questioned
A 2021 study by Penn found that standardized test scores are positively correlated with family income at two times the rate of high school GPA.
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Pets are sensitive to poor air quality, and many of the precautions for humans apply
Kaitlyn Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that pets with underlying respiratory illnesses can have their conditions exacerbated by poor air quality.
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One barrier to Alzheimer’s diagnoses could crumble with Pitt’s discovery of a blood biomarker
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine hopes that blood-based tests will lower two long-standing barriers to the uptake of Alzheimer’s biomarker testing: high cost and high patient burden.
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New study bolsters case for Pennsylvania to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
A study by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design found that by joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Pennsylvania would by 2030 reduce its emissions by 80%.
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Why were young women poisoned in Iran?
In an Op-Ed, Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet of the School of Arts & Sciences says that recent attacks on Iranian women at schools represent a targeted campaign to enforce a new mode of gender segregation and political deprivation.
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On public education, Pennsylvania can look like New Jersey or Texas
In an Op-Ed, doctoral candidate Angus McLeod of the School of Arts & Sciences urges the Pennsylvania legislature to follow the example of New Jersey’s educational system rather than that of Texas.
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Pa. House has a speaker in child sex victim advocate Mark Rozzi but a majority that is still undecided
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Mark Rozzi’s leadership of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives sends a message of success and representation to survivors of sexual abuse.
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Research center warns of holiday suicide myth
A report from Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues demonstrates that rates of suicide actually decrease during the holidays.
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Josh Shapiro’s victory in Pennsylvania gubernatorial race could bolster school funding
Ericka S. Weathers of the Graduate School of Education discusses whether Josh Shapiro’s platform and track record will lead him to support schools as Pennsylvania governor.
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PA Senate race between Fetterman and Oz may break advertising spending records
Andrew Arenge of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on the social media advertising spending differences in the Pennsylvania Senate race.