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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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She went to the hospital for a few days. The state kept her kids for four years
Johanna Greeson of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the state is too quick to remove children because of “neglect” rather than considering how to keep families together.
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Antitrust deal cops to peek at worker abuses, stirring backlash
A 2021 paper co-written by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that local industry wage increases are associated with decreases in the prevalence and severity of labor-rights violations caught by federal agencies.
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Why more baby boomers are sliding into homelessness
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that homelessness among elderly people hasn’t been an issue since the Great Depression.
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A journey from homelessness to a room of one’s own
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains how to end modern homelessness, comparing its cost to the $11 billion expense of allowing homelessness to continue.
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‘Why is there no air?’: An inside look at Philly’s early school dismissals amid extreme heat
R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that heat before or during exams is detrimental to student performance.
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Too much paperwork is delaying cancer patients’ care, study finds
A study led by Meredith Doherty of the School of Social Policy & Practice finds that patients are more likely to experience cancer care delays or be unable to stick to a treatment plan if forced to fill out a lot of paperwork.
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This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues are studying how generative AI, particularly chatbots, can be used ethically in social sciences work.
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‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that online outpourings of grief after gang violence often presage additional violence.
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Philadelphia high school cracks down on cellphones during class
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton advises parents how best to regulate cellphone use for their children.
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Part stock fund, part donor-advised fund: A new bid for young donors
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses progress in the quest to identify meaningful metrics of nonprofit performance, such as SP2’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy.