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The economic impact of tariffs

The economic impact of tariffs

Sweeping tariffs would raise new revenue, but they would also depress GDP, wages, and Treasury bond demand and prices, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model.

News on climate change is more persuasive than expected

News on climate change is more persuasive than expected

In a new paper, Computational Social Science Lab postdoctoral researcher Amir Tohidi and colleagues find that exposure to articles about climate change significantly increases climate change concerns among skeptics.

From Annenberg School for Communication

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Newash-Campbell breaks 93-year-old school record in 400m
Nayyir Newash-Campbell running the 400m.

Nayyir Newash-Campbell’s time of 46.14 is first in the Ivy League.

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Newash-Campbell breaks 93-year-old school record in 400m

The second-year sprinter topped Bill Carr’s mark, which was set in 1932.

From Penn Athletics

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COVID vaccine protected kids from long COVID

COVID vaccine protected kids from long COVID

New research from Penn Medicine biostatistics professor Yong Chen finds that vaccines kept children and adolescents from developing long COVID by blocking COVID-19 infections from the start, instead of special protection against the virus.

A nontraditional journey to dental school
Dental student outside of university building

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A nontraditional journey to dental school

Kendra Domotor may have “zigzagged” her way to dentistry, but her journey helped her find her center in dentistry, helping her blend her love of science, teaching, and service.

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A moment of ‘timefulness’ at The Arts Lounge
Makoto Fujimura rests his arms on a chair in front of a triptych of paintings.

In addition to being a featured artist in The Arts Lounge, contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura is an Equity in Action Visiting Scholar in Penn’s Office of Social Equity & Community.

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A moment of ‘timefulness’ at The Arts Lounge

Through June 1, Makoto Fujimura’s “Transfiguration” triptych ink paintings are on display at The Arts Lounge inside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

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Penn IUR enters its third decade
From left: Genie Birch, Judith Rodin, and Susan Wachter

Housed in Meyerson Hall, the Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR) is a campus-wide enterprise that draws from the collective wisdom of experts around the Penn and beyond to inform urban development and actions on public policy to support the sustainable growth of metros. Now entering its third decade, President Emerita Judith Rodin and Penn IUR co-directors Eugénie Birch and Susan Wachter reflect on the Institute’s history and impact.

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Penn IUR enters its third decade

The Penn Institute for Urban Research enters its second decade. President emerita Judith Rodin and co-directors Eugénie Birch and Susan Wachter reflect on the Institute’s history and impact.

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