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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the potential negative effects of using white noise while sleeping.
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Bruce A. Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says there is evidence that some chemical sunscreens are absorbed into the bloodstream after being applied to the skin, but there’s no current evidence to show that sunscreens absorbed in the skin are harmful.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on research that shows the planet is heading toward a future where massive heat waves and droughts occur to one-fifth of the planet on a regular basis.
Penn In the News
A study co-authored by Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences concludes that the recent series of heat waves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events are just the beginning of the disasters spawned by climate change.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a scene mocking scientists in the movie “Armageddon” is vicious, ignorant, and mean-spirited.
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Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change is causing big high-pressure systems with hot sinking air to get stuck in one particular region of the country.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains why the Republican Party’s official stance became the rejection of environmental science during the George W. Bush years.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the film “The Day After Tomorrow” trivializes concerns about the climate crisis because it represents a caricature of the science.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that unfettered climate change will lead to a dramatic reduction in sea life, including fish and seafood.
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A team led by Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences found that a failure to meaningfully curtail fossil fuel burning in the coming decades would result in the loss of nearly 100% of the water available to downstream regions of the Tibetan Plateau.