11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Corporations using ‘ineffectual’ carbon offsets are slowing path to ‘real zero’, more than 60 climate scientists say
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences signed a pledge asserting that corporate carbon offsets are ineffectual and hinder the energy transition.
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Hear a Chopin waltz unearthed after nearly 200 years
Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences helped authenticate the score for a newly uncovered waltz by Romantic era composer Frédéric Chopin.
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Penn unveils statue of Bert Bell, the first owner of the Philadelphia Eagles
Penn alumnus and Philadelphia Eagles founder Bert Bell was honored with a statue and ceremony at Franklin Field.
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How to make sense of the college application process
Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.
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People are used to seeing death. Why were TMZ’s Liam Payne photos too much?
Jessica M. Fishman of the Annenberg School for Communication and Perelman School of Medicine says that even highly sanitized images of death in the news ignite disgust and outrage, despite death’s prevalence in American media.
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Being a patient can be a full-time job. This ICU nurse wants to make it easier
Michael Anne Kyle of the Perelman School of Medicine is linking survey data and medical records to determine exactly how administrative burdens impact health care.
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JPMorgan opts out of political disclosure designation
The Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School has developed a new “model code” framework for companies to voluntarily disclose more about their political spending.
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California’s plan to overhaul a key climate program—raising the cost of gas—ignites debate
A report by Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design predicted that changes to a California climate program could increase the cost of gas by 85 cents a gallon through 2030.
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AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Stacia West of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that no one budgets better than a person in poverty.
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Trump tries to rebrand on reproductive rights as election looms
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Donald Trump has latched onto IVF to counteract the fact that he’s not polling well with women.