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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq’s archaeology renaissance
An international archaeological mission led by a Penn team has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq.
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Supreme Court rules Delaware wrongfully grabbed hundreds of millions in unclaimed MoneyGram funds
Charles Elson of Penn Carey Law says that an escheat burden requiring Delaware officials to impose a retail sales tax would be very unpopular.
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For man behind gene-edited babies, a rocky return to science
Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine expresses doubts over He Jiankui’s lack of gene editing expertise and return to the scientific world.
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Transformative change starts with responsible research
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School says that business scholars have a duty to teach the next generation about inclusivity, sustainability, and corporate responsibility.
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Philadelphia’s College of Physicians starts mentorship program for young Black men who want to become doctors
The Hinkson Holloway Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine and the College of Physicians, will serve as a pipeline for new Black male doctors in Philadelphia.
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1776 is not just what Ron DeSantis wants it to be
In his book “The Nation That Never Was,” Kermit Roosevelt III of Penn Carey Law argues that the Declaration of Independence is a statement more about Enlightenment social contract theory than abstract or concrete human rights.
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How shock sites shaped the internet
A paper by Nina Strohminger of the Wharton School explores the theory of benign masochism, or the “enjoyment of negative sensations for their own sake.”
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Philadelphia anchor institutions redirect over $37M in contracts to minority-owned firms
Chief Procurement Officer Mark Mills says that Penn has accelerated its payments to suppliers in order to support local businesses and diversify sources while negotiating price decreases.
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Ex-Amazon managers say they were pressured to cut successful workers to meet attrition goals—and faced retribution when they resisted
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that it’s reasonably common for companies to increase the number of dismissals for performance in economic downturns.
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What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out
A study co-authored by Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs can be trained to detect chronic wasting disease in deer feces.