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Reporters talked to La 91Ö±²¥ experts about genetic mapping, kindness in kids, and board composition. 

What can kids learn from animals, when it comes to displays of kindness? That’s one example of 91Ö±²¥ faculty speaking with media in November. 

In others, reporters talked to faculty experts about genetic mapping and board composition. And one La 91Ö±²¥ alumnus received media coverage after winning a major sports championship. 

Here are the recent highlights: 

6ABC 

Since 1999, students who comprise La 91Ö±²¥â€™s Ambassadors have fundraised for and served early Thanksgiving meals to Philadelphia Police from the districts that serve the University’s campus and neighbors. . 

National Geographic 

It’s well known that animals display kindness in the wild. Can those traits encourage kindness among children? To learn more, , assistant professor of psychology. She studies child clinical psychology and the treatment of anxiety and other related disorders in young people. 

NBC10 

Brian DeHaven, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, studies genetic mapping and uses bootstrapping to explain DNA sequencing data. —studies election mapping and polling data. NBC10 shares how DeHaven creatively incorporates his lookalike into his lesson plans. 

Philadelphia Inquirer 

A report by the Nonprofit Center at La 91Ö±²¥ and the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative, analyzing the racial and gender diversity of area education and healthcare boards, . Kara Wentworth, Ph.D., executive director of the Nonprofit Center at La 91Ö±²¥, is quoted. 

KYW Newsradio 

John McCarthy, ’14, played the role of unlikely hero in Major League Soccer’s championship game. The former Explorer came on as a substitute and made key saves in a penalty shootout to lead his team to victory—and earn MLS Cup MVP honors. . 

—Christopher A. Vito