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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that studies simulating exposure from opening envelopes containing powders showed that very little, if any, of the powder becomes aerosolized to cause toxicity through inhalation.
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White House regulation plan sets path for tougher climate rules
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that a lower discount rate for regulatory benefits will increase the present value of future social benefits, whether for climate change policies or any other policy.
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How Newtown native Alex Cooper used ‘Call Her Daddy’ to create a sex-positive podcasting empire
Sarah Banet-Weiser of the Annenberg School for Communication says that shows like “Call Her Daddy” can be useful for building solidarity among women and helping them understand what it means to be a sexual subject, not a sexual object.
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Correction is courageous
A study by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues suggests that public trust of a system for correcting errors in the scientific record would go a long way to building trust across ideologies.
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250K in Pa. signed up for Biden administration’s student loan relief plan
A 2022 report from Penn estimated that student loan forgiveness could cost the federal government around $1 trillion.
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The U.S. equity market’s dominance is tied to tech and AI’s evolution
Daniel Rock of the Wharton School says that the sectors likely to be most impacted by artificial intelligence are health care and financial services.
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The Philadelphia-region’s nonprofit health systems: a recap of fiscal 2023 financial results
The University of Pennsylvania Health System has maintained its positive operating margin in fiscal 2023, with an affirmed ‘AA’ rating by Moody’s and S&P.
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Who are the last remaining holdouts on Tesla’s charging standard?
John Paul MacDuffie of the Wharton School says that Tesla hopes to keep valuations high by competing on the appeal of their entire system, not just the product.
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Are some kids genetically predisposed to poor sleep? Study offers clues
Amita Sehgal of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some people perceive insomnia even when there is not actually a lack of sleep in terms of quantity.
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Biden, Trump and the rest of the 2024 presidential field are whiffing on the economy
A long-term economic model by researchers at the Wharton School suggests that current baseline-projected budget deficits are unsustainable.