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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Why don’t we just ban fossil fuels?
Joseph Romm of the School of Arts & Sciences says that stronger action against fossil fuels is essential to save the planet.
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Students can soon major in AI at this Ivy League university—it’ll prepare them for ‘jobs that don’t yet exist’
The Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence at Penn will be the first AI undergraduate engineering major at an Ivy League school, led by George Pappas of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Donald Trump’s big election problem—‘likely voters’
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that general polls feature members of the public who are expressing more of a feeling about the state of affairs, such as the economy, in comparison with voters who intend to go to the ballot box.
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We don’t have time for climate misinformation
In a co-written Op-Ed, Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that meaningful decarbonization in the U.S. is in jeopardy of being blocked or slowed if a significant portion of the electorate does not accept the basic scientific facts and implications of climate change.
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How to stay mentally sharp into your 80s and beyond
According to David Wolk of the Perelman School of Medicine, a healthier body can help the brain respond better to the aging process.
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Social studies: Common sense is actually rare; the problem with grade inflation; when you might as well be a monk
Researchers at Penn found that few of the beliefs that an individual perceives as common sense are widely held, although the accuracy of such beliefs doesn’t vary much across age, race, gender, income, education, or partisanship.
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Sociology: Practically constitutional!
In an Op-Ed, Jerry A. Jacobs of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Florida’s recent effort to marginalize sociology is a shortsighted move to score political points while jeopardizing an important component of the nation’s world-leading system of higher education.
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Penn to become first Ivy League to offer AI degree, looks to ‘train the leaders’ in emerging field
Penn is the first Ivy League university to offer a degree in artificial intelligence, with remarks from Robert Ghrist of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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‘Default’ review: When a nation goes bust
In a book review, David Skeel of Penn Carey Law says that Argentina’s national debt situation indicates the need for a framework for sovereign bankruptcy.
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Gen Z, millennials want to invest—but many aren’t, CNBC/Generation Lab survey finds. Here are the issues
Susan M. Wachter of the Wharton School says that the number of young adults still living with their parents is at historic levels due to unaffordable housing costs.