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As the Moorestown Mall struggles, residents will pay higher taxes because of its losses
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School attributed mall closures in part to the loss of key anchor stores, such as Macy’s. Others have managed to survive by rebranding as mixed-use developments, she said.
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The sound of silence: Here’s what happened when I did a month-long sound fast
Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the effects of constant noise exposure are cumulative. “This is why I believe it’s so important to seek out these quiet spaces, especially on the weekend,” Basner said. “Drive out to the sea, go into Central Park, where it’s much less noisy than on Fifth Avenue.”
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Looking to AI to understand how we learn
PIK Professor Konrad Kording said, “There is a big undercurrent in neuroscience [saying] we should go back to neural networks,” which rely on technology that allows machines to learn from their mistakes.
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Train station experiment reveals one way to counteract bias against Muslims
Nicholas Sambanis of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the results of his study on the perception of immigrants and ways to mitigate the discrimination they face. “If we want to think about policy interventions to reduce these [discriminatory] behaviors, first we have to understand exactly what is the mechanism that causes this bias,” he said.
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The danger of linking mental illness to mass shootings
Dominic A. Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine joined a conversation about how the term “mental illness” is being used for political gain in discussions of mass shootings.
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‘Bridges to Wealth’ helps to close gap through education
A program sponsored by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and the Wharton School is working with local youth to promote financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
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Legal scholars say life lobbying ban might not be constitutional
Amanda Shanor of the Wharton School said that although a lifetime ban on former lawmakers lobbying, as proposed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, may be challenged by the Supreme Court, “it’s not obviously unconstitutional.”
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Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ author who cataloged the African-American experience, dies at 88
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the late Toni Morrison’s best-known novel, “Beloved,” which demonstrates “the ways that the scars of American slavery … are borne not just on their immediate descendants and survivors but into the present day.”
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Toni Morrison, renowned writer, Nobel laureate and Princeton University professor, dies at 88
Herman Beavers of the School of Arts and Sciences memorializes the late Toni Morrison. “She taught us how not to be guided by the white gaze. She made it okay for us to really think about how we see the world and really be central in it,” Beavers said. “She showed us that we didn’t need white people to explain what our lives meant or even acknowledge it. We could do it ourselves.”
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Revolving door: Teachers, principals churn through HISD’s lowest-performing schools
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the importance of teaching-staff retention. “We have 50 years of research that shows good schools have a sense of community and strong bonds,” he said. “The good schools, it’s not like a factory. It’s more like a family.”