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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Who will care for older adults? We’ve plenty of know-how but too few specialists
Lisa Walke of the Perelman School of Medicine says that artificial intelligence represents a great frontier for developing products to help older adults live independently at home.
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Veteran receives kidney from fellow veteran thanks to Collegeville Bakery sign
Doctors at Penn Medicine successfully transplanted a kidney between two Air Force veterans.
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Detained, missing or under investigation: Business leaders in China face an ‘aggressive’ crackdown
Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School says that global investors are already weary about rising tensions between China and the West, as well as the country’s sluggish growth and large corporate debt.
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Wharton psychologist on how to reach your potential: People ‘really underestimate the slow learners, the late bloomers’
Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that late bloomers tend to be particularly skilled at turning weaknesses into strengths.
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that studies simulating exposure from opening envelopes containing powders showed that very little, if any, of the powder becomes aerosolized to cause toxicity through inhalation.
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White House regulation plan sets path for tougher climate rules
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that a lower discount rate for regulatory benefits will increase the present value of future social benefits, whether for climate change policies or any other policy.
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How Newtown native Alex Cooper used ‘Call Her Daddy’ to create a sex-positive podcasting empire
Sarah Banet-Weiser of the Annenberg School for Communication says that shows like “Call Her Daddy” can be useful for building solidarity among women and helping them understand what it means to be a sexual subject, not a sexual object.
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Correction is courageous
A study by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues suggests that public trust of a system for correcting errors in the scientific record would go a long way to building trust across ideologies.
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250K in Pa. signed up for Biden administration’s student loan relief plan
A 2022 report from Penn estimated that student loan forgiveness could cost the federal government around $1 trillion.
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The U.S. equity market’s dominance is tied to tech and AI’s evolution
Daniel Rock of the Wharton School says that the sectors likely to be most impacted by artificial intelligence are health care and financial services.