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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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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.
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Where are King County’s homeless residents from?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale.
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Federal policy on homelessness becomes new target of the right
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the federal homelessness program Housing First is a successful policy and that undoing it would be a disaster.
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L.A. County opens its $1,000-a-month aid program to former foster youth. Here’s how to apply
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is collaborating on a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles County.
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Applications for L.A. County’s guaranteed income program open to foster youth
Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice and colleagues are studying the longer-term impacts of a guaranteed income program in Los Angeles.
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‘Silver tsunami’ sweeps U.S. with sizeable seniors
A 2019 study by Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that the number of homeless elderly people would triple during the next 10 years.
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This Facebook group lets women share dating woes—and find out if they’re dating the same guy
Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Perelman School of Medicine says that any online group trying to function as a safe space needs to set clear guidelines that must be followed.
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Why are so many seniors homeless in America?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that people older than 60 are the fastest rising group within the homeless population.
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Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the population of homeless seniors 65 and older will likely double or even triple 2017 levels in some places before peaking around 2030.
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Will $50 a week teach kids fiscal skills in Indianapolis school’s study, close wealth gap?
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is participating in a study on the impact of $50 a week for Indianapolis high schoolers.