Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Vice Provost for Student Engagement Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum spoke about Penn’s new Rising Senior Summer Academy for Philadelphia high school students.
Penn In the News
Michael Hanchard of the School of Arts & Sciences was interviewed about the fight for social change and about political organizing.
Penn In the News
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine spoke about the Working Dog Center’s efforts to train dogs to detect COVID-19 in humans. “Basically, we are looking at urine samples. We are hoping to look at saliva and breath samples as well,” she said. “We are going to tell basically if there is an odor excreted in these samples.”
Penn In the News
Carlo Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine spoke about the School’s new telehealth program for dog behavioral issues and offered advice for pet owners.
Penn In the News
Steve Donahue of Athletics spoke about how Penn’s basketball team is recruiting during the pandemic and said some of those changes might be lasting.
Penn In the News
Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about the The Origami Mask Project, which is developing simple, easy DIY face masks.
Penn In the News
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about how the coronavirus pandemic could affect this year’s presidential election, from campaigning to voter turnout.
Penn In the News
Brent Cebul of the School of Arts and Sciences was interviewed about significant times of disruption in U.S. history and the sociopolitical changes that accompanied them.
Penn In the News
Harvey Rubin of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed how coronavirus differs from the flu and answered listener questions.
Penn In the News
Men’s basketball coach Steve Donahue was interviewed as the team prepared for an Ivy weekend. “I think we really dedicated ourselves over the last month of practice in becoming a better defensive team,” he said.