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  • The new spiritual leader on campus
    The Atlantic

    The new spiritual leader on campus

    University Chaplain Charles (Chaz) Howard says the goal of a chaplain is to help students find community, meaning, and a reprieve from the grind.

    May 18, 2025

    Boycotting Target, part two: Is its business paying a price?
    The Wall Street Journal

    Boycotting Target, part two: Is its business paying a price?

    Americus Reed of the Wharton School says that Target was always going to irritate everyone by trying to split the difference with its approach to environmental, social, and governance policies.

    May 18, 2025

    For the first time, a CRISPR drug treats a child’s unique mutation
    The Economist

    For the first time, a CRISPR drug treats a child’s unique mutation

    Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas of the Perelman School of Medicine led a team from Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that used gene editing to heal a baby with a rare genetic condition.

    May 16, 2025

    How much does chronic absenteeism cost communities?
    K-12 Dive

    How much does chronic absenteeism cost communities?

    According to a report by A. Brooks Bowden of the Graduate School of Education, each student who is chronically absent in California schools creates a $5,630 economic burden to the community.

    May 16, 2025