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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Conspiracy theories can be undermined with these strategies, new analysis shows
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that counteracting conspiracy beliefs is important because belief in conspiracies can encourage people to act in harmful ways.
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The truth about the adoption option
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts breaks down the adoption fallacy of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.
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Novel treatment shows promise against rare cancer in kids
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the success of a new study using CAR-T cell therapy to combat tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer.
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Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton, founder and director of the SAFELab, discusses the initiative’s research on grief, gun violence, and social media as well as its new space at the Pennovation Center.
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China could crush Taiwan’s economy. Why Beijing won’t bring the hammer down
In an Op-Ed, Thomas Shattuck of Perry World House says that Chinese bans on goods critical to Taiwan’s economy, like electronic parts, would also do damage to China’s economy and businesses.
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From burden to blessing: the benefit of reframing empathy
A 2020 study by researchers from Penn and Georgetown University found that changing how a situation was framed impacted empathic and prosocial responses to another person in distress.
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Fewer millennials and Gen Zers are driving, citing cost, safety, and the environment
Charlie Huemmler, a graduate student in the Weitzman School of Design, explains why he’s chosen not to purchase a car.
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Penn names first female law school dean in 170-plus year history
Sophia Z. Lee has been named as the first female dean of Penn Carey Law. She will begin July 1 following the eight year tenure of Dean Ted Ruger. President Liz Magill and incoming Provost John L. Jackson Jr. offer remarks.
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Pennsylvania dairy increases milk production with experimentation
A partnership between the New Bolton Center at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Mason’s Chrome View dairy in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, has led to new experimentation methods with cow care and dairy science.
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U.S. companies denied H-1B visas hire talent abroad
A paper by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School shows that firms respond to restrictions on H-1B immigration by increasing foreign affiliate employment at the intensive and extensive margins, particularly in China, India and Canada.