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David Hoffman on broken contracts during pandemics

Law professsor David Hoffman argues that there isn’t a precedent, outside a major unexpected event, to keep a party from fulfilling a contract. The pandemic raises a questions about obligations, public policy, and public health.

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Researchers find three distinct immune responses for sicker COVID-19 patients

Researchers from the Penn Institute of Immunology discovered three distinct immune responses to the SARS-CoV2 infection that could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe COVID-19 patients and may ultimately inform how to best treat them.

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Navigating ‘information pollution’ with the help of artificial intelligence

Using insights from the field of natural language processing, computer scientist Dan Roth and his research group are developing an online platform that helps users find relevant and trustworthy information about the novel coronavirus.

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Amid COVID-19, young adults aging out of foster care are especially vulnerable

With limited resources, youth who are aging out of foster care are bearing a heavy social and economic burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing under or unemployment, education disruption, homelessness, and food insecurity.

HR’s ‘Return to Campus Guide’ details on-campus health and safety for faculty and staff

Every University faculty and staff member will receive a face covering and Penn’s Return to Campus Guide in the mail detailing on-campus health and safety for faculty and staff returning to campus.

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Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic ‘makes dreams come true’

The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic assists Philadelphia business owners with their legal needs whose missions are to help economically distressed communities and impact positive social change.

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New view of nature’s oldest light adds fresh twist to debate over universe’s age

Observations by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope suggest that the universe is 13.77 billion years old, and reveals how fast the cosmos is expanding.

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Joseph Kable discusses decision making amidst the pandemic

Joseph Kable, Baird Term Professor of Psychology, seeks to understand how people make decisions by taking a multilevel approach: understanding the process at both the psychological and biological level.

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Understanding infrastructure

In the second episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This ...” podcast series, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives, a Wharton and Weitzman School discuss the past, present, and future of infrastructure.

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Philadelphia tax on sweetened drinks led to drop in sales

A new study indicates beverage taxes can reduce purchases among populations at higher risk for chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.

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