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Erica Moser

Science News Officer
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    Articles from Erica Moser
    ‘Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That’
    Cover of Elusive Cures book next to headshot of Nicole Rust.

    Tackling brain conditions, says psychology professor Nicole Rust, requires thinking about the brain not as a domino chain but as a complex dynamical system with feedback loops.

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    ‘Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That’

    The first book from psychology professor Nicole Rust of the School of Arts & Sciences dives into why research on conditions like Alzheimer’s and depression hasn’t translated more effectively into better treatments.

    5 min. read

    Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science
    Xiao Schutte Ke.

    Image: Courtesy of Xiao Schutte Ke

    Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science

    Schutte Ke, a sixth-year linguistic anthropology doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences, explains the importance of Indigenous citizen scientists in understanding a crucial ecosystem of nomadic livestock herders on the mountainous region of the Tibetan Plateau.

    3 min. read

    How cable news has diverged from broadcast news
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    How cable news has diverged from broadcast news

    A team of researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania find that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used.

    3 min. read

    Improving T-cell responses to vaccines
    Person in mask holding vaccine vial.

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    Improving T-cell responses to vaccines

    Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers have modified mRNA vaccines to include the cytokine IL-12 and improve T-cell responses which could improve the body’s ability to fight infections.

    3 min. read

    Bringing museum filmmaking into the classroom
    Sosena Solomon on stage during a Q&A at the Met with two other people.

    Sosena Solomon participated in a panel conversation at The Met on May 31 with international co-hosts for the Arts of Africa: Jonathan Nsubuga, chief architect of JE Nsubuga and Associates, and Fasil Giorghis, associate professor of architecture and the chair of conservation of urban and architectural heritage at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

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    Bringing museum filmmaking into the classroom

    Filmmaker Sosena Solomon taught Documentary Ethnography for Museums and Exhibitions amid filming in Africa for a Metropolitan Museum of Art redesign. The Arts of Africa galleries just reopened, including in-gallery and online films Solomon shot in 12 countries.

    6 min. read

    What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
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    What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?

    A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”

    4 min. read

    Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
    Staci L. Jones.

    Image: Kyle Cassidy/Annenberg School for Communication

    Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship

    For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia.

    3 min. read

    Move-out: Tips for a cleaner, greener, easier experience
    Sign with info on off-campus move-out.

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    Move-out: Tips for a cleaner, greener, easier experience

    Penn offices and community partners have options for off-campus pickups, on-campus donations, and additional curbside trash pickup days aimed at keeping the neighborhood clean and limiting what ends up in the landfill.

    3 min. read

    Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media
    Nick Bausenwein ice skating.

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    Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media

    Fourth-year communication student Nick Bausenwein took two gap years to skate professionally with a touring show, competed with the Penn Figure Skating Club, and wrote a thesis on children’s perceptions of film character meet-and-greets.

    4 min. read

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