4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The role of race and ethnicity in medicine
Jaya Aysola and Amaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how the medical field interprets race and ethnicity. Aysola’s research shows evidence of racial bias in medical school curricula: “The most prevailing issue was this continued mischaracterization of race and ethnicity as a biomedical term, when we know it to be a social construct.”
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Is your boss spying on you while you work remotely?
Julia Ticona of the Annenberg School for Communication said the pandemic has contributed to an escalation of worker surveillance.
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What’s the best way to teach math?
Caroline Ebby of the Graduate School of Education said that in the U.S. many people learn math as a set of rules to follow but don’t fully understand the procedures used to solve equations.
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Is it safe for your dog to drink from the toilet?
The School of Veterinary Medicine’s Shelley Rankin warned of the hazards of letting dogs drink toilet water. In addition to the possibility of pets getting sick, Rankin said, “there are a whole bunch of diseases that we call zoonoses, that are technically present in animals and can be transmitted to humans.”
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Audio: A trip to space brings astronauts closer to Earth
David Yaden, a research fellow at the Positive Psychology Center, is interviewed about his overview effect research.