News from the University of Pennsylvania for Tuesday, January 5, 2016 |
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On Wharton Sirius Radio, PIK professors Jonathan Moreno and John Gearhart discussed gene editing and warned of bioethical concerns. (Audio)
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Seniors Carissa Lim of Torrance, Calif., and Emily Siegel of Locust Valley, N.Y., led a group of students to Central America to help construct a bank. (Photos)
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Sophomore Ivana Kohut of West Orange, N.J., visited medical facilities and conducted interviews to analyze the island nation’s delivery of heath care to women. (Video)
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of GSE picked her top children’s books of 2015, highlighting storytelling on issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion and sexuality.
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Ten Quaker athletes, five men and five women, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 have been named Academic All-Ivy for the 2015 fall season.
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With new Department of Defense grants, Engineering’s Nader Engheta and PIK Prof Robert Ghrist, also of Math, can push the boundaries of metamaterials and algebraic topology.
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