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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Do you hit the snooze button? Sleep doctors share what it could mean for your health
Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that alarm-snoozing is bad for sleep recuperation, since it robs the body of the opportunity for continuous sleep.
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There’s a reason why your boyfriend or husband is obsessed with the Roman Empire
Kimberly Bowes of the School of Arts & Sciences believes that modern-day male obsession with the Roman Empire has something to do with men’s preoccupation of power.
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Every hospital system needs an LGBTQ health director
Kevin Kline has been appointed medical director for LGBTQ health at Penn Medicine.
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The coming post-Roe court fights might threaten the right to travel
Seth Kreimer of Penn Carey Law argues that a goal of the framers of the Constitution was establishing a single national identity.
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman sees climate as the next big education push after COVID-19 reopening
Daniel Aldana Cohen of the School of Arts & Sciences and Akira Drake Rodriguez and Billy Fleming of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about the “climate + community project,” which calls for transformative investments in green infrastructure and public education. “There’s a ton of public money on the table this decade—we have to spend it right,” said Cohen.
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Trump supporters’ main problem was never the economy
Research by Diana Mutz of the Annenberg School for Communication and School of Arts & Sciences found that people who voted for Trump in 2016 did so because of racial anxieties, not economic distress. “It’s the same old same old. White males have been the group with the most power in our country for a long, long time,” she said. “Change is hard.”
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Here’s why it’s a big deal to capitalize the word ‘Black’
Nicole Holliday of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the importance of acknowledging the cultural ramifications of whiteness. “We call some classes ‘Black History’ but the ones that focus on ‘white history’ are just called ‘history,’” she said. “That kind of erasure is an issue, because it continues to situate whiteness as ‘normal’ and everything else as ‘other.’”
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Is it safe to take an Uber, Lyft or taxi during coronavirus?
Kit Delgado of the Perelman School of Medicine offered guidance to those considering riding in cabs during the pandemic. “Using a rideshare or taxi can be moderate to high-risk venues for exposure if someone with coronavirus is in or has recently been in the vehicle,” he said.
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Right-wing radio reaches tens of millions. Its coronavirus conspiracies are out of control
Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the popularity of conservative talk radio hosts, who maintain close relationships with their listeners. “They may listen 15 hours a week to that host. For Rush [Limbaugh], they might have been doing that for 30 years and they might spend more time with him than they spend with their spouse,” Rosenwald said. “It’s a deeper bond.”
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As nation stays home, early indicators suggest rise in domestic violence killings
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice commented on the uptick in gun purchases during the coronavirus pandemic. “A lot of gun purchases are motivated by fear,” she said. “People are being told to stay in their homes, that thousands of people will die, and that this may go on for an extended period ... It is completely understandable to be afraid.”