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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Trees in themselves
“Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees,” a new book by Jared Farmer of the School of Arts & Sciences, is reviewed.
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Republicans’ ‘Charlie Brown’ budget problem
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the Affordable Health Care Act is too woven into the system for Republicans to dismantle.
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Before collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed spotted big problems
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a failure of supervision and possibly of supervisors.
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Police stopped a Black couple in Tennessee—and took their children
In her book “Torn Apart,” PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts describes how the U.S. child welfare system historically punishes Black families for living through poverty.
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T cells therapy in solid tumors shows improvement
A preclinical study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine is using a novel “one-two punch” strategy to assist T cells in attacking solid tumors.
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Counting and cuddling bear cubs across Pennsylvania
Scott Larsen of the School of Veterinary Medicine and a team of biologists are tagging, recording, and monitoring black bears in Pennsylvania while helping to change public perception of bears.
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SEPTA stops work on proposed King of Prussia Rail Line after federal government denies funding
Doctoral student Jay Arzu of the Weitzman School of Design outlines SEPTA transit projects that could replace its scrapped $3 billion King of Prussia line.
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Hard freeze early Sunday and Monday in the Philly region could kill some ambitious blooms and blossoms
Bill Cullina of the Morris Arboretum says that magnolias and cherry blossoms may be vulnerable to cold Philadelphia temperatures, though most plants will likely be fine.
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Texas has taken over the Houston school district. Educational outcomes have not always improved in other states that have done so
Jonathan Supovitz of the Graduate School of Education says that there’s evidence in both directions on the question of whether state takeover of individual districts can improve student learning.
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Who’s to blame for Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank failures?
Eugene Kiely of the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org discusses the causes behind the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.