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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Twitter accounts tied to China lied that COVID came from Maine lobsters
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said public health disinformation from China-based social media accounts is nothing new. "Early in the pandemic, Chinese sources spread the theory that SARS CoV-2 originated at Fort Detrick and was spread to China by U.S. military," she said. "The platforms can remove it, or if they decide against doing so, can downgrade it or flag it and attach fact-checking content."
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Managing ADHD is hard. These coaches want to help
Lisa Joy Tutttle of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about Penn’s Adult A.D.H.D. Treatment and Research Program, which provides clients with coaching and other support. “We’re really trying to help people develop their own insights and solutions,” she said.
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Covid means remote workers can live anywhere. So where’s 'anywhere'?
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School spoke about how the shift to remote work may affect where employees choose to live. “Towns near amenities are the new hot spots now and for some time to come,” she said.
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Penn trying to find answer at quarterback, first Ivy win against Yale
Penn football is still searching for its first Ivy League win of the season, with offensive woes highlighted by rotating quarterbacks.
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Survey: Philly's civil forfeiture program targeted Black residents
Louis Rulli of the Law School said Philadelphia has historically been a “hotspot” for civil forfeiture. "The people most affected by civil forfeiture were poor, they were communities of color, and they were the most vulnerable in our city, who could least afford to lose their property," he said.
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Jerome Powell’s swift action on Fed trading may boost his chances for a second term
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School said Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was remarkably quick to address an ethics scandal at the Fed. “I would hope those who oppose Jay Powell fight him vociferously on the merits,” he said. “I don’t think his trading or management to this process are disqualifying. The Fed is holding itself to a higher standard than the standard held for those critical politicians.”
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Biden tackles supply-chain crisis with few tools, clock ticking
Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences said the U.S. supply chain is built on unpaid labor by port truckers waiting to pick up cargo from shipping containers. “The port truck driver, for decades now, has basically been the slack adjuster in the whole system,” he said.
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Mandates, not recommendations, work best to get folks vaccinated: Study
PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín authored a study that found mandates are more likely to lead to vaccine uptake than suggestions. “The requirement condition works better across the board, for different racial and ethnic groups and even among people who dislike feeling and being controlled by others,” she said.
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Cell therapy pioneer Dr. Carl June to chair Chinese biotech firm's scientific advisory board
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine has agreed to serve as chairman of Bioheng Biotech Co.’s scientific advisory board. "Bioheng has made impressive progress in both universal CAR-T and enhanced CAR-T [therapies] for solid tumor, and achieved outstanding clinical results," June said. "I look forward to a faster clinical application and sooner benefit to cancer patients."
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The Palestra awakens after 19-month slumber as Penn finally gears up for a new season
The Penn Quakers plan to play basketball inside the Palestra this winter, after a 19-month hiatus, and a spring semester that was mostly a three-month training camp.