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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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When Madeleine Joullie of the School of Arts and Sciences came to Penn as a graduate student in the summer of 1949, it was an entirely different world for women in chemistry. But Joullie persevered, becoming the first woman to join Penn’s chemistry faculty and the first female organic chemist to be appointed to a tenure-track position at an American university. (Video (https://vimeo.com/universityofpennsylvania/review/277341086/1ec1240ef3?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=1847128075-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-1847128075-44504553) )
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#https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/issue-brief/v6n5.php
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Jesús Fernández-Villaverde of the School of Arts and Sciences argues that a purely private monetary system, such as Bitcoin, is not a cure-all for the problems of over-issuing, double-spending, and counterfeiting. Cryptocurrency fails to provide the socially optimum quantity of money and requires additional regulation, he says.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/basics-homebuying-nicole-hudson-andrews
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Nicole Hudson Andrews, manager of Penn Home Ownership Services (PHOS), helps employees of the University, its hospital, and its affiliates purchase homes. In a Q&A, Andrews breaks down the department’s two prominent programs, which offer a closing-cost reduction and a forgivable loan. She also chats about PHOS’ educational workshops and offers tips for first-time homebuyers.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/how-cumulative-trauma-may-affect-migrant-children
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For the thousands of children who have been separated from their families while seeking asylum in the United States, the stress and trauma may have life-long effects. Steven Berkowitz and David Rubin of the Perelman School of Medicine describe the possible physical and emotional consequences, which they liken to child abuse.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/brain-stimulation-decreases-intent-commit-physical-sexual-assault
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Research from Roy Hamilton (pictured, left) of the Perelman School of Medicine, PIK Professor Adrian Raine, and School of Arts and Sciences’ alum Olivia Choy shows that using minimally invasive electrical currents on the prefrontal cortex can reduce the intention to carry out physical and sexual assault. “Historically we haven’t taken this kind of approach to interventions around violence,” Raine says. “But this has promise.”
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/howard-stevenson-teaches-racial-rapport-101
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As the country grapples with racial divides, Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education is going to classrooms, barbershops, and basketball courts to teach community members how to handle racially charged encounters. “Stress management around race is measurable,” says Stevenson. “It’s hopeful. Young people can learn it, even if systems don’t.”
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/using-statistics-uncover-truth-about-individual-cells
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Single-cell sequencing, though transformative, produces noisy and hard-to-interpret data. Two methods developed by doctoral student Mo Huang and postdoctoral researcher Jingshu Wang, in a collaboration led by Nancy Zhang of the Wharton School, could help make sense of the results. The research is built on a collaboration between Wharton, Mingyao Li at the Perelman School of Medicine, and Arjun Raj’s group at the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Both dogs and humans can suffer from ichthyosis, a disorder in which the skin becomes very dry, scaly, and prone to secondary infections. In a study led by Elizabeth Mauldin of the School of Veterinary Medicine, researchers uncovered new details about one form of the disease and took a step toward developing a topical therapy.
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Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Scholars of the Leonard Davis Institute rowed their way into the health services research program. Designed as an icebreaker and bonding experience, the boat race started in the classroom, where students learned about teamwork, and ended on the Schuylkill River. (Photos (https://ldi.upenn.edu/sumr-blog/photo-page-ldi-sumr-scholars-schuylkill-river-rowing-race?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=1847128075-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-1847128075-44504553) )
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Status symbols, like a luxury car or brand-name denim, may not function any better than their lower-status counterparts, but they do convey a message about the owner’s position on the social ladder. A new study led by Gideon Nave of the Wharton School found that a single dose of testosterone was enough to boost men’s preference for higher-status goods, pointing to a biological basis for consumer behavior.
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#https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/study-reveals-secrets-hot-and-cold-pancreatic-cancer-tumors
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“Hot” tumors filled with T cells are often considered more sensitive to immunotherapy than “cold” tumors with fewer T cells. But until now, cancer biologists couldn’t demonstrate why. A team from the Perelman School of Medicine, led by Ben Stanger, found that whether a tumor is hot or cold depends on information embedded in the cancer cells, including the cells’ ability to move, replicate, metastasize, and respond to treatment.
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#http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/fixing-americas-aging-infrastructure/
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On Knowledge@Wharton, Robert Inman looks at the country’s infrastructure needs and argues for why government officials should make it a priority. “This is a national benefit that deserves national financing,” he says. (Audio (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/fixing-americas-aging-infrastructure/?utm_source=Primary&utm_campaign=1847128075-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_16_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3777f2ca8f-1847128075-44504553) )
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