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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Milwaukee’s Housing First programs shows how lifting people out of homelessness can improve health, and cut costs
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice estimates that the homeless population older than 65 will triple by 2030 and says that rental assistance works better than building shelters.
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Here’s how to make it easier for workers to find better jobs
In a co-authored op-ed, Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice outlines the key federal measures that could enable workers to find new, higher-paying jobs.
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Livestreamed violence compounds America’s horror and inspires copycats, experts say. When will it stop?
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that the digital trail of evidence left by violent criminals needs study, resources, and intervention to avoid exacerbating community trauma and damaging mental health, especially for people of color.
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More than 180,000 Los Angeles County residents applied to take part in its $1,000-monthly universal basic income scheme
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying Los Angeles County’s universal basic income scheme.
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Programs pilot guaranteed income for artists
Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on a universal basic income program for artists.
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Let’s help a Penn professor get the U.S. to declare racism a public health crisis
Walter Palmer of the School of Social Policy & Practice doesn’t just want to call racism a public health crisis; he wants the country to do something about it.
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Takeaways from one of the largest surveys of Philly renters
Cypress Marrs of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that, as the federal government moves on from the emergency resources it provided to households during the pandemic, the housing crisis is far from over.
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Why closing the ‘boyfriend loophole’ would be a huge deal
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that about half of the intimate-partner homicides in the U.S. are perpetrated by an unmarried partner.
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The good and bad news about housing for LGBTQ Americans
Amy Hillier of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that more needs to be done to bring more queer and intersectional approaches to fair housing.
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A new legal tactic to protect workers’ pay
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Policy & Practice addresses examples of efforts by employers to suppress wages.