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As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn’t
Los Angeles Times

As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn’t

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the CDC fostered a culture of arrogance, overestimating their ability to get things right.

Aug 20, 2022

Hey Mural Arts, graffiti is art, too. It always was
Philadelphia Inquirer

Hey Mural Arts, graffiti is art, too. It always was

In an op-ed, doctoral candidate Razan Idris of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that Mural Arts Philadelphia’s legacy is mired by a legacy of urban racism, including discrimination against local graffiti artists.

Aug 22, 2022

Housing market sees troubling sign as mortgage lenders fail
Newsweek

Housing market sees troubling sign as mortgage lenders fail

Susan Wachter of the Wharton School compares the current drop in home sales and housing prices to the risky lending and rising prices of the 2008 financial crisis.

Aug 23, 2022

Variant-targeted COVID-19 boosters test the promise of mRNA technology
The Wall Street Journal

Variant-targeted COVID-19 boosters test the promise of mRNA technology

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose key discoveries about mRNA contributed to Moderna and BioNTech, says that mRNA is designed to rapidly adapt to new strains and variants of virus.

Aug 21, 2022

Stop eating these foods when pregnant
MSN.com

Stop eating these foods when pregnant

A study by Stefanie Hinkle of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues advises mothers-to-be to keep daily caffeine consumption low to avoid pregnancy complications.

Aug 20, 2022

Our prices are going up, but we’re in this together
The New York Times

Our prices are going up, but we’re in this together

Z. John Zhang of the Wharton School says that transparency about price increases may provide companies with another opportunity to appeal to customer loyalty.

Aug 20, 2022

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