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A new approach to gene therapy—Now in dogs, maybe later in humans
James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about his efforts to develop gene therapy therapeutics for pets. “If we can show these approaches using gene therapy for cats and dogs work, then it’s going to be an easier lift to move into humans,” he said.
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Penn’s depth thrills Steve Donahue as Quakers aim for Ivy League rivals
Heading into his fifth season as the Penn men’s basketball head coach, Steve Donahue knows who three of his five starters will be: guards Devon Goodman and Ryan Betley and AJ Brodeur, all seniors. The other two spots have lots of possibilities.
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A white woman searches for her black family
Wendy Roth of the School of Arts and Sciences said consumer DNA tests rely on information based on migration patterns from thousands of years ago, even though borders have changed significantly. “The tests present it as if it determines who you are today,” she said.
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Regulators expected to make Google sweat for Fitbit deal approval
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication responded to Fitbit’s assurance that Google will never sell personal information or use fitness tracker data for Google ads, saying, “There are so many ways to finesse that statement. We have to figure out what that really means.”
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Renata Flores brought Quechua to YouTube, and then everything changed
Américo Mendoza-Mori of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the need to bring the Quechua language into contemporary art forms. “The stereotype where indigenous people are seen as timeless or pure must be challenged. When native people are put in that box, we are fossilizing them,” he said.
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Pennsylvania Innocence Project celebrates 10 years of work in the business of justice
Data from the Law School’s Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice shows that that 2-8% of all legal cases return a wrongful result.
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America’s middle class is addicted to a new kind of credit
Lisa Servon of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said payday lenders facing increasing regulation pivoted to online installment loans because they “saw the writing on the wall and figured, ‘Let’s anticipate this and figure out how to stay in business.’”
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Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth
Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.”
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ tells a fictional story of suicide. But its actors field messages from very real people in crisis
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about how those behind the mental health-focused Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen” are dealing with fan letters on the topic of suicide and anxiety. “They’re actually reaching out individually to people. That’s good that they do that. It’s actually quite responsible,” he said.
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Would you take a money-back guarantee from a 401(k)? (The answer should be no)
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School spoke about the downsides of money-back guarantees for retirement accounts.