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Russian-born Internet mogul Yuri Milner donates $10 million to Wharton for Israeli students
Yuri Milner is donating $10 million to the Wharton School to fund scholarships for Israeli students. “Yuri’s philanthropy has been as visionary as his distinguished business career. He is one of the founders of the acclaimed Breakthrough Prize, which recognizes pioneering achievements in the sciences,” said President Amy Gutmann.
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Those scaled-back pandemic beauty habits are better for your skin, hair and nails, experts say
Jules Lipoff of the Perelman School of Medicine recommended using fewer cosmetics and skin care products. “In general, there’s no medical hygienic benefit to really almost any of this,” he said.
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The new monuments that America needs
Paul Farber and Ken Lum of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Philadelphia’s Monument Lab spoke about the dismantling of problematic statues and the process of democratically designing new ones. People have been taught to interpret statues “as unitary and their message as unified, rooted in consensus, as opposed to rooted in a subjective decision that is only a reflection of a segment of the community that had power,” said Lum.
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How Philly’s summer of protests revitalized the affordable housing movement
Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences said racial justice movements have historically been catalyzed by police brutality, then expanded to address economic equality.
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Trump alma mater says Biden plan would lead to more economic growth
A new analysis by the Wharton Budget Model found that Joseph Biden’s proposals on education, infrastructure, and health care would boost the U.S. economy and largely pay for themselves. "If you got the U.S. on this path, you would lower the debt and raise GDP," said Richard Prisinzano. "It is productive spending that Mr. Biden is proposing."
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‘Who Gets In and Why’ and ‘The College Conversation’ review: The price of admission
Admissions dean Eric Furda co-authored “The College Conversation,” a book that offers advice to families preparing to apply to college.
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Here’s how Joe Biden would combat the pandemic if he wins the election
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel spoke about distributing the coronavirus vaccine once it’s available. “The logistics behind getting a vaccine to people is much more daunting than what people have thought through. … I don’t think our current infrastructure is sufficient,” he said.
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The potency of sleep
Amita Sehgal of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the effects of sleep on health. “I think we as a society are getting less sleep now than we should be getting,” she said.
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AOP Spotlight Series: Mike McLaughlin, Father Judge—Class of 1984
The former AOP student-athlete has guided Penn women’s basketball since 2009-10, leading the Quakers to four Ivy League titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Drone maker hurt by US-China rift, opening door to US rivals
Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science spoke about the challenges of using drones for commercial purposes and about American perceptions of DJI, a China-based drone manufacturer.