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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How to get a good night’s sleep
On an episode of “Radio Times,” Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the science of sleep and its links to brain and body health and mental wellbeing.
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Philly teens are sharing their climate change stories
As part of Penn’s Climate Week, students from eight Philadelphia high schools gathered on campus to discuss their own experiences with the impacts of climate change.
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New potential drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has Pa. patients, advocates, and doctors hopeful
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the results for new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab look promising, complimenting the representative diversity of clinical trials.
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Dollars and scents: Follow your nose through this exhibition at ICA
Norwegian artist Sissel Tolaas discusses her first major U.S. exhibition, which uses smell as an artistic medium and is hosted at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
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Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval
Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support.
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Regional roundup: September 12, 2022
On a “Radio Times” segment, Simcha Gross of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses his project at the Penn Museum to make incantation bowls more understood and accessible.
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After 50 Brutalist years, the Annenberg Center plans to stretch out, open up
Penn Live Arts plans to transform Annenberg Plaza into a new performance space, the Stuart Weitzman Theater, expanding the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for the first time in 51 years.
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Claes Oldenburg, 93, created giant sculptures that became icons of Philly
University Curator Lynn Marsden-Atlass comments on the Split Button sculpture that dominates the entrance to the Van Pelt Library.
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Gun applicants in New York will have to submit their social accounts for review
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton asks if social media monitoring can be done in an anti-racist way that does not create violence through surveillance.
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In a turbulent economy, here’s how to weather the inflation storm
The Wharton School’s Wendy De La Rosa says that people cannot budget or save if they aren’t making enough, and she recommends steps to bring in more money.