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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Polls’ representative samples often merit skepticism
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center coordinated a recent effort by the National Academy of Sciences to recommend how to protect the integrity of survey research, taking particular aim at the phrase “representative sample.”
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The Ten Commandments could be in every Texas classroom next fall
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education discusses whether three Texas bills about religion in schools bear any resemblance to the push against the teaching of history, gender, and sexual orientation.
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‘The more trees, the merrier’: Philly’s commercial corridors are blooming with greenery thanks to 117 new trees
Penn Medicine’s Urban Health Lab is providing funding support to engage Philadelphia residents around potentially planting trees along Woodland Avenue.
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How Ozempic warps our relationship with food and pleasure
Janet Chrzan of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses people’s fear of food and the negative impact of diet culture.
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Where have all the nurses gone?
An analysis by Rachel French of the Perelman School of Medicine and Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing found that more than 40% of registered nurses reported high burnout, even before the pandemic. Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel is also quoted about nurse practitioners.
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Are we ready to care for our aging population?
Amol Navathe of the Perelman School of Medicine identifies three fundamental issues with the current system of Medicare.
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A peek inside the renovated Penn Boathouse
The Penn boathouse is one of the 15 19th-century buildings on Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River, which recently underwent a renovation by EwingCole that modernized it and preserved its heritage as the university’s rowing facility since the 1870s.
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Former Philly schools administrator to head new education leadership center at Penn
Penn alumna Cheryl Logan will lead the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership at the Graduate School of Education, made possible by a record-setting $16.25 million gift from the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Family Foundation. Dean Pam Grossman provides remarks.
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Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the recent rise in ocean temperatures represents a growing El Niño on top of a steady human-caused warming increase.
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First day of Penn Relays is underway
Students, family members, and onlookers discuss the first day of Penn Relays at Franklin Field.