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Income program helps those formerly incarcerated stay out of prison
Next year Penn will release its findings on a guaranteed income program designed for the formerly incarcerated in Gainesville, Florida.
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A family affair: Three sisters stick together as they attend Penn Dental Medicine at the same time
Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad are making history as one of the few groups of three or more siblings to be simultaneously enrolled in the School of Dental Medicine.
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Mystery respiratory dog illness has pet owners concerned. Here’s what vets are saying
Deborah Silverstein of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that a mysterious respiratory canine illness is likely a resurgence of some of the organisms seen with kennel cough.
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The best companies for future leaders
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that there’s a lot of lateral movement between companies, since they’re not hiring for potential anymore. Wharton’s Michael Useem says that interacting with leaders in a wide range of fields enables employees to get experience on big issues, as well as exclusive networking opportunities at top companies.
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The psychology of persuasion, as told by an Ivy League professor
Jonah Berger of the Wharton School shares three strategies for getting peers and target audiences to say “yes.”
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Pennsylvania dog owners take precautions as mysterious illness continues to spread
Deborah Silverstein of the School of Veterinary Medicine suggests that dog owners be on the lookout for symptoms similar to kennel cough, like bouts of coughing, sneezing, eye and nasal discharge, and lethargy.
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Most dinosaurs were killed by climate change, not a meteorite, new study suggests
In his recent book “Our Fragile Moment,” Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences details how the history of life on Earth is inextricably tied to the alterations that occur in its climate.
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More than 260,000 Penn Medicine patients have agreed to share their DNA for research, and the discoveries are just getting started
More than 260,000 people have signed up to participate in Penn Medicine BioBank, co-directed by Marilyn Ritchie and Dan Rader, which cross-references DNA with electronic health records to discover genetic variants of medical conditions.
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Philanthropy is changing as individual donations decline
According to a Penn study, individual donations fell about 4.5 % during the pandemic, but the average amount of each gift surged more than 200%.
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Can mandated nurse-to-patient ratios fix hospitals’ staffing crisis?
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that the pandemic was a wake-up call to everyone that hospitals are at risk if they don’t have enough nurses.