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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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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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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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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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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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New topic on campus: Civil discourse 101
The Graduate School of Education’s Jonathan Zimmerman advocated for teaching civil discourse in colleges. “The real world is full of incivility,” said Zimmerman. “To me that’s all the more reason why our educational institutions have to try to teach a different way of being.”
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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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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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‘Three Identical Strangers’ and the real science of nature vs. nurture
Rebecca Waller of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed epigenetics, the study of how a person’s environment can effect gene expression.
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3D printing companies take action against 3D guns amid debatable public safety threat
Tom Baker of the Law School discussed 3D printing manufacturers’ liability with regard to the creation of homemade guns.
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SEPTA users learned a lesson in saving lives
In partnership with SEPTA, Penn offered transit riders free CPR training at Suburban Station.