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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
Christopher Atwood of the School of Arts & Sciences says the world used to be ruled either by the pope or the Mongol Empire, but that both sides are much more tolerant now.
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Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences warns that diverting attention from fossil fuel companies toward the rich could play into the hands of a deflection campaign against climate regulation.
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Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the displacement of hundreds of millions of climate refugees is inevitable but would take place over a much more manageable timeline if carbon emissions were immediately reduced, as opposed to continuing with current rates of fossil fuel burning.
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‘Warped history’: How the U.S. Supreme Court justified gutting gay rights
In an Op-Ed, Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that right-wing justices have disregarded 250 years of constitutional law to punish Americans who don’t share their religious values.
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This is public housing. Just don’t call it that
Bianca Serbin, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, is noted for her honors thesis on the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Catholic Archdioceses in California file for bankruptcy amid clergy sex abuse claims
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that on average child abuse victims don’t come forward until their 50s.
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U.S. Republican positions on climate change shock environmentalists
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Republican Party is a threat to the planet as well as the nation.
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What’s the world’s oldest language?
Deven Patel of the School of Arts & Sciences believes that Sanskrit is the oldest continuous language tradition, which means that it’s still producing literature and being spoken.
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Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate
Research by Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences in 2018 suggested that ubiquitous autonomous trucks could squeeze unionized workforces like the United Parcel Service.
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To fight climate change, we need a better carbon market
Joseph Romm of the School of Arts & Sciences explains the Gresham’s Law problem at work in the current carbon market.