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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The ‘new abnormal’: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained
The School of Arts & Sciences’ Michael Mann says the entire globe is susceptible to the impacts of massive flooding due to climate change.
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White House announces plan to cut ‘tranq dope’ in illicit drug supply
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that to know if xylazine causes dependence and withdrawal syndrome would be a very important thing to solve.
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False claim WEF called for consumption of human waste to fight climate change
Scott Moore of Global Initiatives says the World Economic Forum, as a nongovernmental organization, has no legal status to exercise the functions of sovereign states.
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Bot or not? How to tell when you’re reading something written by AI
The research of Chris Callison-Burch, Liam Dugan, and Daphne Ippolito of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is the subject of this article on a new challenge for internet users: how to tell whether something was written by a human or a machine.
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Increasing health equity in Alzheimer’s disease research
The University of Pennsylvania is included in a national outreach and recruitment effort for a $46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to assist in the inclusion and health equity of treating Alzheimer’s disease in Black patients.
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Penn Medicine CEO supports staffing minimums for nurses, breaking with his peers
Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney supports a bill to impose nurse-staffing minimums on Pennsylvania hospitals, while nurse leaders of nearly every other health system in the Philadelphia area have signed a letter in opposition.
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Race-conscious admission: Getting the educational house in order
Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule comments on community partnerships and other initiatives working to help students, especially those who may not have access to external guidance or support, find their way to higher ed.
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Why is Simon Cowell not talking on ‘AGT’? Read what happened to the judge during Season 18
Information from the Perelman School of Medicine indicates that vocal cord strain happens when the muscles and vocal cords are overused.
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Alzheimer’s drug trials target older Californians. Do they understand what they’re signing up for?
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine supports the FDA’s recommendations that scientists running drug studies consider having an independent monitor such as a clinician unaffiliated with the trial’s sponsor oversee consent procedures.
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More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here’s what Philly can learn
One of Philadelphia’s first guaranteed income programs launched in July 2022. The program gave an average of about $890 a month to each of 300 families on public housing wait lists and was distributed through the Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. in partnership with Penn and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.