Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare? Baltimore Banner Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare? A team of crime analysts from Penn presented findings from a gun violence reduction strategy through a 2022 pilot program in Baltimore.
Volleyball was for girls. Now it’s booming with boys The Wall Street Journal Volleyball was for girls. Now it’s booming with boys Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education says that colleges began adding men’s volleyball as a tool to attract male students at a time of declining enrollment.
Hot days can raise body temperature and strain the heart Everyday Health Hot days can raise body temperature and strain the heart Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study of the effects of heat exposure on the heart and body temperature.
How a few days in space can disrupt a person’s biology Nature How a few days in space can disrupt a person’s biology Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the frequency of commercial space flights could allow scientists to collect health data more quickly than before, and potentially from a more diverse population.
Column: How a blunder by a respected medical journal is fueling an anti-vaccine lie Los Angeles Times Column: How a blunder by a respected medical journal is fueling an anti-vaccine lie Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that even with a 100% effective vaccine, there would have been high levels of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in 2021.
The western U.S. is sweltering under a ‘heat dome.’ What does that mean? Smithsonian Magazine The western U.S. is sweltering under a ‘heat dome.’ What does that mean? A study by Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences finds that climate change favors the jet stream behavior that produces stagnant high-pressure systems and the extreme heat and drought associated with them.
AI tools come with risks. This Wharton professor is teaching ‘accountable AI’ Philadelphia Inquirer AI tools come with risks. This Wharton professor is teaching ‘accountable AI’ Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School will lead a new fall course to understand and address AI risks and limitations.
Do less. It’s good for you Time Do less. It’s good for you Rebecca Schaumberg of the Wharton School says that guilt can be useful in the workplace, but that doesn’t always mean it’s good for the person who feels it.
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism Politifact Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts and Kathleen M. Brown and Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences comment on Rep. Byron Donalds’ comparison of modern Black culture to the Jim Crow era.
The challenges of training the leaders of the future, according to the director of the Wharton School Bloomberg The challenges of training the leaders of the future, according to the director of the Wharton School Dean Erika James of the Wharton School shares her leadership vision for the School and discusses how to foster constructive dialogue during periods of political polarization.