11/15
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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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AI tools come with risks. This Wharton professor is teaching ‘accountable AI’
Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School will lead a new fall course to understand and address AI risks and limitations.
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Schiff proposes guaranteed income pilot program for Medicaid recipients to cut federal health spending
A study co-authored by Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that guaranteed income programs mitigate the negative financial and health consequences associated with income volatility.
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Breast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju of the Perelman School of Medicine analyzes the factors causing breast cancer to affect younger women.
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This is your brain on climate change: How the heating planet causes psychological changes
R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the past decade of research has provided a much more nuanced understanding of how subtle changes in temperature broadly affect human flourishing.
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AI is getting very popular among students and teachers, very quickly
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School reviews new polling data that indicates generative AI’s growing popularity among students and teachers.
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In a city known for traffic, LAX is a standout for its gridlock. Can it be fixed?
Megan Ryerson of the Weitzman School of Design says that much of the traffic in Los Angeles is attributable to people going to and from the airport.
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Gun violence is falling across the country. How does Baltimore compare?
A team of crime analysts from Penn presented findings from a gun violence reduction strategy through a 2022 pilot program in Baltimore.
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Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
PIK Professor Dorothy E. Roberts and Kathleen M. Brown and Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences comment on Rep. Byron Donalds’ comparison of modern Black culture to the Jim Crow era.
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The challenges of training the leaders of the future, according to the director of the Wharton School
Dean Erika James of the Wharton School shares her leadership vision for the School and discusses how to foster constructive dialogue during periods of political polarization.
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Common sunscreen myths, debunked
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that part of the appeal of sunscreen misinformation may relate to people’s innate suspicion of synthetic chemicals.