10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Health insurers have the data. Will patients listen?
Stefano Puntoni of the Wharton School one reason people might not respond to targeted medical recommendations is when they feel like the recommendation has fundamentally misunderstood them as people.
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Supreme Court marks new era of ambitious conservatism
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law comments that any right that is not textually enumerated is under threat from the current Supreme Court.
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Sweden’s Einride to test autonomous trucks on U.S. roads
Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the freight sector moving more rapidly toward autonomous transport than the passenger-car business.
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Baby-formula shortage worsened by drop in breastfeeding rates
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing comments on how parents who want to breastfeed need a strong support network.
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Elon Musk’s belated disclosure of Twitter stake triggers regulators’ probes
Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School discusses the prospect of a regulatory lawsuit against Elon Musk.
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Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells
E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months.
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Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers
Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes.
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Some Ivy League colleges to play down how selective they are
Admissions Dean Whitney Soule said drawing attention to the acceptance rate of Ivy League schools like Penn does more harm than good, distressing applicants and their parents. “We’re focusing not on how hard we are to get into but on who these young people are that we chose,” she said.
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Derby’s Take: Paper tallies rise of so-called activist Fed research
Christina Parajon Skinner of the Wharton School and Carola Binder of Haverford College authored a study which found that the research conducted by the Federal Reserve’s regional banks has shifted toward topics like climate change and social inequality. “All of the reserve banks are producing more research in these areas in recent years than in the past, but the trend is far more pronounced for some banks than for others, which might have the potential to politicize the system,” the authors said.
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Wharton professor promoted love in the workplace
Dean Erika H. James and Adam Grant spoke about the legacy of Wharton School colleague Sigal Barsade, who died earlier this month. “She lived the values of the work that she was espousing,” said James.