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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The sucky history of the breast pump
Jessica Martucci of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how the breast pump became an indispensable part of raising a baby.
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What the Inflation Reduction Act hopes to do about climate change
A report by the Penn Wharton Budget Model says that while the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce the federal deficit and improve the economy, it will have no meaningful effect on inflation.
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The U.K. is launching the world’s largest four-day workweek experiment
Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that he doesn't expect to see a four-day workweek in the United States anytime soon.
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Dogs sniff out COVID-19 with surprising accuracy
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine is quoted on the levels of difficulty for dogs to smell COVID in sweat samples compared to on a full human body.
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How extreme temperature swings in deserts sir sand and dust
Andrew Gunn of the School of Arts & Sciences studies the geomorphology of desert sands to highlight the way ice, water, and air mold and transform Earth’s landscapes.
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Explore the newly digitized diaries and letters of Marian Anderson
Andrea Nuñez and April James of the Libraries spoke about the newly digitized Marian Anderson collection housed in Penn’s Libraries. “I hope students gain a newfound respect for the challenging realities of Marian Anderson’s career,” said James. “Like countless other Black artists and writers of her time, she negotiated segregation at home and freedom abroad. Music allowed her to transcend these barriers and help her audiences see the possibility of a more inclusive future.”
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The 96-year-history of the Equal Rights Amendment
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the Equal Rights Amendment and the obstacles that have prevented it from being ratified and added to the Constitution.
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Women scientists were written out of history. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s lifelong mission to fix that
M. Susan Lindee of the School of Arts and Sciences praised academic Margaret Rossiter’s research on women’s contributions to science. “We have to look at her past work carefully,” said Lindee, “and re-examine all those brilliant strategies that women used to contest institutional power, which was oriented around preventing them from succeeding.”
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Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ author who cataloged the African-American experience, dies at 88
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the late Toni Morrison’s best-known novel, “Beloved,” which demonstrates “the ways that the scars of American slavery … are borne not just on their immediate descendants and survivors but into the present day.”
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If Thanos actually wiped out half of all life, how would Earth fare in the aftermath?
Lauren Sallan of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed the hypothetical results of a mass-extinction event, like the one depicted in “The Avengers” movie franchise. “I think humans would figure out a way to [survive], provided that not all of the ecosystems collapse,” said Sallan.