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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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When an outbreak of rubella struck the Amish in Pennsylvania in 1991, Lancaster General Hospital responded with a rapid vaccination campaign. What started as quick solution to a pressing problem has evolved into a lasting public-health effort that continues to offer preventive health services to hundreds of children each year.
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Charles Kane and Andrew Rappe of the School of Arts and Sciences were part of an international team that has identified a new form of insulating material that may one day provide a basis for quantum computing. The patterns found in everyday wallpaper played a role in the discovery.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/improving-online-information-about-violence-abuse-on-Wikipedia
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Information about domestic violence and sexual assault is often incorrect or outdated on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. A team of students led by Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice went through the pertinent pages in detail, updating more than 50 with the latest scientific research by faculty affiliated with the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse in Relationships.
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Internships give students a preview of their future careers, and in some cases, can help them figure out early on what they do and don’t like. For William Snow of Nashville, a communications and political science major and now a rising senior, a spring internship at the Penn Biden Center has helped shape his plans for a possible future in foreign policy.
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#https://global.upenn.edu/pennabroad/blog/modern-traditionalism
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At first, the proximity of Japan’s historical sites to its new glass office buildings seemed somewhat jarring to Miyu Ono, an engineering student and Global Internship Program participant from Hackensack, N.J. Then she realized how harmoniously the two blend together: “Passing by the shrine on my way to work reminds me to appreciate the past, while also living in the present.”
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#http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/people-wont-prep-hurricane-season/
Psych disconnect (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/people-wont-prep-hurricane-season/?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=139379f564-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-139379f564-44504553)
People never seem as prepared for disasters as they could be, and that lack of preparation is what Robert Meyer seeks to unpack. On Knowledge@Wharton, he explains how human brains are wired to forget the trauma that occurs during and after a storm. (Audio (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/people-wont-prep-hurricane-season/?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=139379f564-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-139379f564-44504553) )
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#https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opinion/religion-republican-democrat.html
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Churches used to unite people of diverse political opinions, but not anymore. Writing in The New York Times, political scientist Michele Margolis of the School of Arts and Sciences looks at how politics shape religious beliefs, leading to congregations of the politically like-minded.
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Glioblastoma is an aggressive and deadly type of brain cancer. A study led by Zev Binder and Donald O’Rourke of the Perelman School of Medicine identified a genetic mutation associated with a particularly severe form of the disease. Targeting it, they say, may offer new hope for treating patients.
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A bad landing from a jump off the bed caused Olivia, a small mixed-breed dog, to tear her cruciate ligament and meniscus. The 9-year-old pup and her owner made the trip from New York City to Philly, where surgeon Katherine Meyers of the School of Veterinary Medicine repaired the joint and set Olivia on the path to recovery.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/college-opportunity-risk-penn-gse-report-50-states
Need for change (https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/college-opportunity-risk-penn-gse-report-50-states?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=139379f564-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-139379f564-44504553)
A new Graduate School of Education report by Joni Finney finds the U.S. is “woefully unprepared” to meet 21st-century workforce challenges, and all states must make significant changes in their approach to higher education. The College Opportunity Risk Assessment is the first state-by-state analytic tool to compare the many intersecting risks to postsecondary educational opportunity.
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#https://theconversation.com/why-vaccine-opponents-think-they-know-more-than-medical-experts-99278
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Overconfidence due to ignorance is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. It is a reason why some people retain their misconceptions about vaccines, according to Matthew Motta, a postdoctoral fellow in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and his co-authors in a piece for The Conversation. It is also why finding new ways to present scientific consensus on the safety and importance of vaccines should be a priority.
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#https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/8248-kalpana-kotagal-l05-discusses-hollywoods-inclusion
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“Inclusion rider,” a two-word equity clause that calls for more diverse hiring on film sets, was unknown to many before being invoked at the 2018 Academy Awards. But for Kalpana Kotagal, an alum of the Law School, the concept was something she had drafted years ago. She is still working on bringing diversity to Hollywood. (Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQSbTnslqgo&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=139379f564-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-139379f564-44504553) )
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