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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Few U.S. workers leaving carbon-intensive jobs move to green ones
A collaborative study by R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that fewer than 1% of all workers leave a dirty job for a green one and are more likely to move to manufacturing or another carbon-intensive industry.
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Transition from ‘dirty’ to green U.S. jobs rises, leaving older workers behind
A study by R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice and colleagues finds that the rate of transition from “dirty” to green jobs is rapidly rising but older and blue-collar workers are being left behind.
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‘It helps with my stress’: U.S. basic income project shows signs of success
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying the effects of guaranteed financial stipends for at-risk families.
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There are lessons for the NYPD after the chaos in Union Square
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that the Union Square riot by fans of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat is a wake-up call for understanding social media and the digital world as real life.
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How social media apps could be fueling homicides among young Americans
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and colleagues have designed algorithms that analyze social media posts to identify users at risk of harming themselves or others..
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Mackenzie Scott has given 17 nonprofits $97 million in the first half of 2023
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that there has always been a certain amount of tension and debate surrounding transparency and privacy in the philanthropy world.
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Josh Hawley’s partly right about manliness—but aggression can lead to sexual assault
In an Op-Ed, Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that young men should receive intervention and guidance to reduce the risk of campus sexual assault.
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What happens when New York’s shelters run out of room?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that in the West Coast cities that have struggled with homeless encampments the shelter infrastructure is much more limited than in New York.
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Heat is costing the U.S. economy billions in lost productivity
R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that hotter temperatures appear to muck up the gears of the economy in many more ways than expected.
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20,000 workers a year are injured by California’s extreme heat. What can the state do?
A study led by R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice estimates that hot temperatures have caused about 20,000 yearly workplace injuries in California.