The Washington Post

Study: When a city’s trashy lots are cleaned up, residents’ mental health improves

Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed the numerous benefits of cleaning vacant lots in urban neighborhoods. “We can make an impact on the entrenched health problems that we have,” said South.

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The New York Times

As our media environment blurs, confusion often reigns

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson weighed in on the difficulty of parsing out fact from fiction or opinion in journalism and social media. “I don't blame the public for being confused,” she said.

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Fortune

We can take on the Catholic Church for covering up child sex abuse. Here’s how

Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences shared her recommendations for holding the U.S. Roman Catholic Church accountable for its role in covering up child abuse.

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  • Penn Vet teams with Merck Animal Health to educate young swine veterinarians

    In collaboration with Merck Animal Health, the School of Veterinary Medicine hosted its latest Swine University this summer, to educate veterinarians on swine health management and production.   

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    • “Good Morning America,” ABC News

    Student debt crisis: This 28-year-old mom is ‘drowning’ in $80,000 of debt

    Penn’s loan-free, grant-based financial aid program was highlighted in a discussion of the burden of student debt. President Amy Gutmann was cited as a first-generation college graduate.

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    The New York Times

    Why the explosive report on Catholic Church abuse is unlikely to yield criminal charges

    Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed obstacles in extending or abolishing the statute of limitations for child abuse, saying that “the barrier is the bishops’ extraordinary power over leading Republicans.”

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    Associated Press

    3 scientists share $500,000 prize for work on cancer therapy

    Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine was awarded the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for his work developing CAR-T cell therapies for treating cancer.

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  • Puabi's ever-evolving diadems

    Three individual pieces of Queen Puabi’s diadems, a collection of 10,000 lapis lazuli beads and golden pendants, are on display currently at Penn Museum’s Middle East Galleries. They were once displayed as a six-piece set, and prior to that were all part of a monolithic object, raising the question of how were they originally originally assembled and worn in the first place. 

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  • Merrick, Quinn to be inducted into Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame

    Former Penn standout Dave Merrick and current assistant Kevin Quinn will be inducted into the Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 25 at the Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park. 

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