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The effect of language barriers on brain health equity for Latino populations

LDI senior fellow and Penn Nursing School associate professor Adriana Perez addressed the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this summer and addressed how Hispanic/Latino populations are dramatically underrepresented in clinical trials testing potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

New drug shows promise against autoimmune skin disease

Penn Medicine researchers have found that an experimental drug called litifilimab could be a powerful long-term treatment for cutaneous lupus erythematosus, a form of lupus that occurs in the skin.

BBC News

Biden signs climate, tax and health bill into law

An analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will have zero measurable impact on inflation despite its name.

Axios

UPenn’s boathouse gets a facelift

The College Boat Club on the Schuylkill River is receiving $13.5 million in renovations, with construction expected to be completed in September.

8/6

Speakeasy Open Mic

Kelly Writers House hosts an open-mic night featuring performances by the incoming class. Participants are encouraged to bring their poetry, guitar, or essay for performance, or can come and watch.

9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

3805 Locust Walk

8/27

Way Past Normal

The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, the SNF Paideia Program, and the Government and Politics Association welcomes New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie to propose the consideration of deep structural changes and new ways of envisioning democracy in America.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

133 South 36th St.

9/8

Fall Weitzman Lectures

The Fall 2022 Weitzman Lecture Series brings together distinguished architects, artists, historians, preservationists, planners, energy policymakers, mobility experts, and data scientists around the world to discuss trends in the built environment and visual culture. The series continues on Thursday with a lecture by landscape architect and MacArthur Fellow Kate Orff.

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th St.

Psychology Today

How to excel with ADHD

Michael Ascher of the Perelman School of Medicine recommends that people with ADHD reframe their narrative, shifting focus from their struggles to what makes their brains unique.

NPR

For Biden, the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul was a turning point in his presidency

John Gans of Perry World House says that every president since JFK has had an early term crisis, an event that punctures their momentum with the American public.

Philadelphia Inquirer

‘COVID? What COVID?’ More and more people say they’ve returned to normal

A survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that many people rarely wear masks when indoors with strangers, despite their awareness of continuing COVID risks.