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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Is there any hope for a broken immigration system?
Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law analyzes the factors that have contributed to the U.S. immigration problem.
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Man jailed for murder investigated by predator detective to be released
Marissa Bluestine of Penn Carey Law says that an exoneration like that of the Philadelphia man falsely accused of murder is normally the result of a cascade of errors in the criminal legal system.
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Why we keep falling for fad diets that don’t work
In a Q&A, Janet Chrzan of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the cultural and anthropological research behind her recently co-authored book, “Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets.”
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University of Pennsylvania to stage exhibition on first woman architect in U.S. to practice solo
Penn graduate Molly Lester and a curatorial team of the Architectural Archives at the Weitzman School of Design will be honoring architect Minerva Parker Nichols with an exhibition.
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Collection of voice data for profit raises privacy fears
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication says that consumer voices can be used to reveal a wealth of knowledge to companies, including height, weight, ethnicity, personality traits, and possible health issues.
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Nurses are burned out and fed up. For good reason
A quoted study by Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found that minimum nursing staffing ratios in hospitals could have prevented more than 4,000 deaths and saved upward of $700 million in medical costs during a two-year period.
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Greening vacant lots in Philly raised surrounding property values by 4.3% in first year, Wharton study finds
A study by Susan Wachter and Shane Jenson of the Wharton School finds that cleaning vacant lots in Philadelphia neighborhoods increased property values for nearby homes.
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Ivy League dean: We can’t admit students by random lottery
In a guest column, Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule demystifies the admissions process for high school students hoping to earn a spot at a selective campus.
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Stopping the ‘quiet quitting’ trend could be all down to your boss
Adam Grant of the Wharton School suggests having “entry interviews” and “stay interviews” in favor of exit interviews to mitigate the “quiet quitting” phenomenon.
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Sarah Hammer on Wharton Business Daily
Sarah Hammer of the Wharton School discusses her appointment as Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s secretary of banking and security, her time at Wharton, and consumer protection.