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Former long-time Penn employee Gates Rhodes and his wife, Gail Jurikson-Rhodes, are spotlighted for their Lansdale garden.
The Polyhedral Structures Laboratory is housed at the Pennovation Center and brings together designers, engineers, and computer scientists to reimagine the built world. Using graphic statics, a method where forces are mapped as lines, they design forms that balance compression and tension. These result in structures that use far fewer materials while remaining strong and efficient.
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Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the hardwired instinct to itch and the difference between pain and itchiness.
"Marital Privilege" by Serena Mayeri of Penn Carey Law
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History doctoral student Mengliu Cheng.
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The Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that eliminating income taxes on Social Security benefits would lower federal revenue by $1.5 trillion over 10 years and increase the federal debt by 7% by 2054.
Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people can get a blood test to see whether they already have antibodies against certain viral infections.