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What’s so wrong with David Cohen and Amy Gutmann being ambassadors?
President Amy Gutmann is praised as a “a fascinating choice to represent America” as ambassador to Germany.
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In reversal, FDA calls for limits on who gets Alzheimer’s drug
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on revised FDA guidance on a new Alzheimer’s drug and calls for an investigation into its approval and price. “This event only adds to the importance of having those congressional hearings to figure out what’s going on at F.D.A. and why they’re doing this,” he said.
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The consequences of the declining birth rate in the US
Hans-Peter Kohler of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the potential ramifications of declining births in the U.S. “Ultimately, declining birth rates affect what’s called the population age structure, so how many individuals are at different ages within a country or population,” he said, “and the population age structure, along with the size of the population, have profound effects on many, many aspects of life.”
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A planned Biden order aims to tilt the job market toward workers
Research co-led by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that corporate mergers can create a job market heavily concentrated among a few employers, resulting in a 5-17% decline in wages.
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Joe Biden is sending an academic to Germany. Here’s why it might pay off
An op-ed by Elisabeth Piller, a German professor, considered the long-standing tradition of sending U.S. scholars and university presidents to Germany as ambassadors. Amy Gutmann’s “standing as an esteemed political philosopher and university president uniquely positions her to help achieve Biden’s goal of rebuilding alliances,” Piller wrote.
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Biden calls for door-to-door vaccine push; experts say more is needed
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel said workplace mandates may be necessary in order to achieve higher COVID-19 vaccination rates in the U.S. “If the federal government does it, there’s going to be a ton of backlash. It’s going to be a political event,” he said. “If private industry does it, it’s like, ‘OK, that’s private industry, that’s what we’re founded on.’”
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UPenn president nominated for German ambassadorship
Amy Gutmann has been nominated by President Biden to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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More than 1,000 cases of mysterious bird disease reported in Pennsylvania
Scott Weber of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Penn’s Wildlife Futures Program said wildlife veterinarians are concerned about the numerous reports of sick or dead songbirds in the Mid-Atlantic region. “It does seem to be spreading through the U.S. pretty quickly, and spreading to a fairly wide geographical area,” he said.
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’Social’ mitochondria, whispering between cells, influence health
James Eberwine of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how mitochondria interact, communicate, and mutate. “If we understand how the mitochondria are acting together, and we learn how to manipulate it,” he said, “we’re going to gain so much more insight into biology.”
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What won’t the infrastructure plan do? Repair our crumbling schools
Nell Williams, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Education, wrote an op-ed in support of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan, which allocates funds to repair school buildings. “As the infrastructure plan undergoes further negotiation in the House and Senate, I urge policymakers note the gaping hole that was left when most U.S. schools went virtual last year,” she said.