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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Technology Helps Unlock Secrets of Mummies
Janet Monge of the Museum says, “Ancient mummies are an especially rich source of information about past human biological conditions as they originated worldwide and from different cultures and time periods.”
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The Science Behind the Dress
David Brainard of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for writing about the color constancy hypothesis.
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Newly Discovered Raptor Species Could Easily Sniff Out Prey, Penn Scientist Finds
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted for helping identify a new species of dinosaur.
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‘This Was Not a Dinosaur You Would Want to Mess With’
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on identifying a new dinosaur species with a keen sense of smell.
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The Velociraptor Has a Cousin and It’s Even More Formidable
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about studying a new dinosaur whose keen nose made it a formidable predator.
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Video: The Future of Remote Work Is Telerobotics
Undergraduate students, including Peter Zachares of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, are featured for creating DORA, a robot that mimics movements and sends visual information through a virtual reality headset.
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Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
Paul Rozin of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on Americans who refuse to try recycled water.
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Audio/Video: Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em…Cockroach Style?
Undergraduates Steve Rybicki, Ariana Schanzer, Stephanie Mark, Vahid Hoshmand, Vivek Menon, Brian Tong, doctoral candid
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Shades of Sensitivity
Scott Barry Kaufman of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about levels of sensitivity.
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University, Research Center Team Up to Take on Hepatitis B
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for partnering with the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute to allow graduate students to work in the Institute’s laboratories to develop treatments for hepatitis B and liver cancer.