11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Legal experts and political leaders question Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s immunity
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law was surprised by “how much of Trump’s argument” was accepted by the Supreme Court in its decision on presidential immunity.
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Two decades ago, Republicans chose to attack environmental regulations. Now we’re paying the price
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Republican Party’s official rejection of environmental science hit its stride during the George W. Bush years.
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Teachers feel more negatively toward children who are chronically absent, study finds
Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education is quoted on his research that found absenteeism puts students at a double disadvantage.
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Dr. Ala Stanford joins Penn’s staff in three capacities
The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, Ala Stanford, is joining the staff at Penn. Stanford is best known in Philadelphia for providing African Americans in poorer ZIP codes with access to the COVID-19 vaccine during the height of the pandemic.
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Biden, Trump square off for a podium rematch, signaling start of presidential battle
Marc Trussler of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies at the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how the presidential debate is taking place historically early in the timeline of a general election and it’s uncertain whether the debate will spur interest from Americans who aren’t already engaged.
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These 4 words can make you more influential at work, experts say: ‘It suggests you’re more confident’
Whether you’re asking to cut someone in line or explaining your reasoning in a presentation, the word “because” can make you more convincing, says Jonah Berger of the Wharton School.
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Fentanyl overdoses may cause brain injury
Researchers from Penn and the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggest that neurologic and cognitive impairments could interfere with a patient’s ability to engage in addiction treatment.
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How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that presidential debates ordinarily reinforce and not persuade voters.
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She’s fighting to stop the brain disease that killed her mother before it gets her
Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on shutting off genetic signals in the brain to hold off diseases.
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Indianapolis is the US city with the highest birth rate, study finds, which could have an impact on its future
Emilio A. Parrado of the School of Arts & Sciences says that some U.S. metropolitan areas have more deaths than births and emphasized that high birth rates in Indianapolis could have significant policy and urban-planning implications.