11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Should we put health warning labels on food?
Christina Roberto of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses whether ultra-processed packaged food should have warning labels to highlight nutritional content.
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What Trump’s and Harris’s economic policy proposals portend
The Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that Donald Trump’s campaign proposals would add more to the national deficit than Kamala Harris’.
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Why Sen. Bob Casey has changed his positions on abortion and same-sex marriage — and why his opponent doesn’t talk much about it
Daniel J. Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Senate races used to be affairs in which candidates emphasized their local roots but have now become very nationalized.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knows about working with people you disagree with—and learned this strategy from her own mentor
According to a poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, more than half of Americans currently disapprove of the Supreme Court.
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As FDA requires national breast density notification, Delaware Valley women say more counseling is needed
Peter Gearhart of the Perelman School of Medicine says that providers are still playing catch up to newer research and data about breast density and screening outcomes for breast cancer.
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Texas’ voter rolls and noncitizens: What you need to know
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences says routine maintenance of voter rolls is important and that any registered noncitizens should be removed.
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Divine intervention and saving the economy: What motivates Trump supporters in 2024
Marc Trussler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Trump supporters will likely be younger, more male, and more racially diverse in 2024 compared to 2016 and 2020.
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What you need to know before scheduling a mammogram
Alina Mateo and Suhail Kanchwala of the Perelman School of Medicine share what to know before scheduling an annual mammogram.
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Robert Roberson will be executed because it’s legal to execute innocent people in the U.S.
A report from Penn Carey Law’s Quattrone Center found that only six of Pennsylvania’s 66 counties have the necessary staffing to meet their caseload demands for public defenders.
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Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners
According to research co-authored by Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School, home prices from 2001 to 2020 fell most where people were most worried about climate change.