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Working at the intersection of data science and public policy
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    • Working at the intersection of data science and public policy

    Ken Steif’s new book, “Public Policy Analytics: Code & Context for Data Science in Government,” available online and in print, provides guidance for how governments and policymakers can use data and algorithms to solve complex service-delivery problems.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Young and middle-age adults in the U.S. dying at higher rates
    An image with four maps of the U.S. shaded in different colors, with the text "Males" and "Females" up top. Below the first two maps reads "Absolute changes in mortality rate (ages 25-44) 1990-92 to 2015-17" and underneath that, "Deaths per 100,000 population." Below the bottom two maps reads, "Absolute changes in mortality rate (ages 45-64) 1990-92 to 2015-17" and underneath that, "Deaths per 100,000 population."

    A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reveals some new trends about working-age adults in the U.S., including what Penn’s Irma Elo considered the most disturbing: Increased mortality among 25- to 44-year-olds from cardiometabolic disease.

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    • Young and middle-age adults in the U.S. dying at higher rates

    According to a new National Academies report, cardiometabolic conditions now join drug overdoses, alcohol, and suicide as significant mortality causes. In a Q&A, demographer Irma Elo explains.

    Michele W. Berger

    What’s all the buzz about Bitcoin?
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    • What’s all the buzz about Bitcoin?

    What’s all the buzz about Bitcoin? Mauro Guillén, a professor of international management at the Wharton School answers the questions surrounding the sudden interest.

    Dee Patel

    Invested and engaged
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    • Invested and engaged

    In a Q&A, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli reflects on the University’s latest Economic Impact Report and the new effort to include an account of Penn’s civic engagement and impact on Philadelphia, its residents, and surrounding communities.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Myanmar coup, explained
    Members of Myanmar police stand by a cordoned off blockade area on the street.

    A police cordon in Myanmar on Feb. 1, 2021. (Image: OneNews)

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    • Myanmar coup, explained

    Laura Edwards, an LL.M. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and Myanmar expert, shares her take on the crisis.

    Kristen de Groot

    Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’
    Historical photograph of Union Terminal waiting room with African American travelers

    Jacksonville Union Terminal segregated waiting room during the Great Migration.

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    • Historian Mia Bay on ‘Traveling Black’

    The professor of history’s new book explores the intertwined history of travel segregation and African American struggles for freedom of movement.

    Kristen de Groot

    Seeing clearly through the fog of war
    Side-by-side photos of author and book cover of Rational Fog by M. Susan Lindee
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    • Seeing clearly through the fog of war

    In a new book, science historian M. Susan Lindee of the School of Arts & Sciences explores the interplay between scientific progress and violence in modern war.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?
    The U.S. Capitol building is seen at dusk

    The U.S. Capitol at dusk.

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    • Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?

    As the nation processes the unprecedented mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, many are wondering what happens now for America. Legal scholar Claire Finkelstein shares her thoughts on the siege and its effects on democracy.

    Kristen de Groot