11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Jailhouse informants convicted a man of murder. He spent four decades trying to prove his innocence
Marissa Boyers Bluestine of Penn Carey Law says that prosecutors’ use of informants has undergone sea changes in the last 40 years, driven by concerns about their reliability.
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A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says there’s a risk that inflation will ramp up if the widening deficit prompts the Fed to “print more money” to help the government pay off its debt.
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Penn researchers develop new gene therapy for previously untreatable eye disorder
Artur Cideciyan of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed a new gene therapy to treat Leber’s congenital amaurosis, one of the most common causes of blindness in children.
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New gene therapy shows ‘life-changing’ promise for hemophilia B
A clinical trial by Adam Cuker of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that a new gene therapy can serve as a sustainable single-dose treatment for people with hemophilia B.
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Doug Emhoff is all over the campaign trail. Melania Trump is not
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences says that whatever candidates’ spouses choose to do during a campaign has the potential to influence voters.
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Trump’s rhetorical walkabouts: A sign of ‘genius’ or cognitive decline?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that reporters should throw off the traditional journalistic imperative of brevity and simplicity by quoting Donald Trump in full.
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How to stop checking your phone every 10 seconds
Shiri Melumad of the Wharton School says that adults draw comfort from the constant, familiar presence of their cell phones as “digital pacifiers.”
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The real Trump mystery
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political polarization is the engine of “crystallization,” where people’s attitudes won’t be swayed no matter what new information they get.
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Back at Penn, former president Amy Gutmann reflects on ambassadorship and where she is now: ‘I feel very free’
In a Q&A, Amy Gutmann discusses her life post-Penn presidency and ambassadorship, including her return to campus for the christening of Amy Gutmann Hall.
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When it comes to restaurant portions, size matters, Penn researcher says
Sophia Hua of the Perelman School of Medicine is analyzing how smaller portions at restaurants could make dining out healthier and could help combat obesity.