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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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What age is right for kids to get smartphones? Parents debate after expert says to wait until high school
In a widely shared Instagram post, Adam Grant of the Wharton School explained why parents should wait until high school to give their child a smartphone.
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Mom and son celebrate matching residency programs together: ‘Still incredible to me’
Hefei Liu has matched with the radiation oncology residency program at the Perelman School of Medicine.
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Eating disorder hospitalizations doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows
Research co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute found an increase in people hospitalized for eating disorders amid the pandemic. They attributed the rise to several factors, including delays in access to outpatient care, the closing of schools and colleges, and changes to the grocery shopping process.
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Does Black Lives Matter sell? As protests roil the nation, corporate America's response met with skepticism
Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School commented on how brands and companies are engaging with the Black Lives Matter movement. "If brands aren't willing to pay some kind of specific, meaningful price to back up their statements, we shouldn't believe them," she said.
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Despite recent break-ins, Temple says thefts down 30% compared to last year
During the pandemic, Penn Police are patrolling the exteriors of off-campus student housing. “We are not waiting for people to register their properties. We've been doing full-blown special checks at every house, every building, every church, etc., in the Penn patrol zone," said Vice President Maureen Rush of Public Safety.
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Can dogs be trained to sniff out COVID-19 in patients?
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine spoke about the Penn Working Dog Center’s new program to learn if dogs can detect COVID-19. “I like to think about dogs as seeing the world through their noses,” she said.
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As doctors see coronavirus-kidney link, worry grows over dialysis machines
Nwamaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about hospitals stretching resources to meet demand. “Physicians are having to be creative in these circumstances and other types of dialysis machines require specifically trained dialysis nurses which are hard to find,” he said.
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Student debt crisis: This 28-year-old mom is ‘drowning’ in $80,000 of debt
Penn’s loan-free, grant-based financial aid program was highlighted in a discussion of the burden of student debt. President Amy Gutmann was cited as a first-generation college graduate.
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Video: The Latest Advances in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about how Angelina Jolie’s transparency about testing positive for a BRCA1 mutation has impacted public awareness about the fight against breast cancer.