5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Racism Linked to Mortality for Both Blacks and Whites in US
Yeonjin Lee of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Racial prejudice compromises health for the community as a whole.”
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Knowledge Gaps at PennApps: Why Everyone Should Strive to Feel Completely Inept Every Once in a While
Undergraduate Niyathi Chakrapani of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the knowledge gap at college hackathon events between those who participate and those who have no prior knowledge of computer science.
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FBI Official: Data Encryption Putting Criminal Suspects ‘Above the Law’
Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted.
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This is Your Brain. This is Your Brain as a Weapon.
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about neural technologies and suggests that the National Institutes of Health establish a permanent neuroethics research program.
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A ‘Brain Power’ Pill May Not Be Too Far From Reality
Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Brain sci-fi can help us see how specific changes in brain function might play out.”
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Audio: New Jersey Inventor Unveils ‘Affordable’ Hydrogen-solar Home
John Vohs of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about alternative energy.
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Video: Charting A New Course For Growth
Karl Ulrich of the Wharton School and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science talk about the importance of innovation.
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New Helmets Could Help Doctors ‘See’ Concussions on the Football Field
Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is highlighted for leading researchers in creating a color-changing material that can signal traumatic brain injuries.
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Student Computer Whizzes Compete at PennApps Hackathon
PennApps is featured, and management and technology undergraduate Pranav Vishnu Ramabhadran is quoted.
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U.S. Scientists Invent Football Helmet Material That Changes Colour to Detect Concussions Faster
Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is highlighted for leading research on inventing a color-changing helmet material to help detect brain trauma.