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2023 Women of Color at Penn Awards

The 36th annual Women of Color at Penn award ceremony celebrated the achievements of women of color at Penn and in the broader community, highlighting this year’s theme of self-care and healing.

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The Washington Post

Surprised by interest rate hikes? Really?

According to Will Diamond of the Wharton School, the biggest culprit in Silicon Valley Bank’s failure is that the Fed’s most severe stress test scenario in 2022 didn’t consider the possibility of rising interest rates.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

Racial disparities in Philly prisons persist, despite 47% decline in incarcerated population

Paul Heaton of Penn Carey Law says that high legal caseloads are partially to blame for the continued over-incarceration of Black residents.

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Scientific American

Climate change is destabilizing insurance industry

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that growing risks from climate change and rising reinsurance costs have caused insurers to raise premiums and pull out of markets, abandoning homeowners.

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The New York Review of Books

Trees in themselves

“Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees,” a new book by Jared Farmer of the School of Arts & Sciences, is reviewed.

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Forbes

Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa): Causes, symptoms and treatment

Tiffany Chao of the Perelman School of Medicine says that multiple courses of ear drops won’t always cure an infection and that patients should see an otolaryngologist if the issue persists.

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Al Día

Being bilingual and Latinx in higher education

Nelson Flores of the Graduate School of Education explores the challenges faced by bilingual Latinx students in the United States.

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CNBC

How to get over writer’s block, unlock your creativity, and brainstorm great ideas

Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that people’s initial ideas in brainstorming are generally more conventional, while creativity stems from variety.

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The New York Times

The unsettling truth about Trump’s first great victory

Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on a paper co-written by the School’s William Marble which asserts that Donald Trump’s largest gains in 2016 support compared to 2012 came from whites with moderate racial resentment.

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The Hill

Could the silver lining of the pandemic be pan-vaccines?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed a vaccine that could provide a baseline level of protection against all 20 known flu strains.

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CNN

Biden’s veto supports free markets, not ‘woke’ capitalism

In an Op-Ed, Witold Henisz of the Wharton School says that President Biden’s veto of Republican limitations on ESG investing represents fiduciary responsibility, not “woke” or ideological politics.

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