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‘Ladysitting’ offers candor and a singular take on a tale familiar to many
Lorene Cary of the School of Arts and Sciences has published a new memoir called Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century. The book explores complex family relationships and the history and effects of American racism.
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Penn Medicine’s Tara Miller Melanoma Cancer Center opens in memory of young woman who lost her battle
A new melanoma research center, named for the late Tara Miller, was dedicated this week at the Abramson Cancer Center. Lynn Schuchter of the Perelman School of Medicine said Miller was “a remarkable woman, incredibly courageous, such a love for life.”
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Schuylkill Yards development may rest on the Quaker dead
David Brownlee of the School of Arts and Sciences and Aaron Wunsch of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design commented on the existence of historic graveyards beneath the Schuylkill Yards development near Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station.
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Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said Stephen Moore’s withdrawal from candidacy for a position on the Federal Reserve board was “an example of the system working as it should. Republicans spoke up.”
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Radicalizing the vote: 10 ideas that just might save democracy
The Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s Mark Alan Hughes proposed weighting each vote based on the voter’s age, making a person’s first vote their most significant one. The diminishing impact of a person’s vote over time would boost participation and empower those most affected by the long-term consequences of election outcomes, he said.
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In Mohamed Noor case, Minneapolis police shooting policy was also on trial
John Hollway of the Law School said investigations of police violence often fail to examine the broader context leading up to an incident, instead focusing on placing blame on an individual.
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Exploring the federal, state and local legal framework — or lack thereof — that applies to some of the most transformative tech of our times
The Wharton School’s Brian Berkey said the legal system needs to catch up to modern technology, as with legislation around self-driving cars. “There’s good reason for lawmakers to plan ahead and get a set of regulations in place that will provide the framework for these technologies,” said Berkey. “And in cases like these, [to] ensure that tech is developed in ways that will promote the values we care about.”
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Our Nurses: the best-kept secret in Medicine today
Dean Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing was highlighted as an “enlightened woman who worked the hardest to give fair recognition to the many women and men of Hispanic origin anxious to make a contribution to the quality of American health care through their yet to be valued profession of nursing.”
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Diagnosing The Avengers: Local dermatologists explore medical conditions of Marvel universe
Dermatologists Jules Lipoff and Misha Rosenbach of the Perelman School of Medicine analyzed potential medical conditions depicted in film “The Avengers: Endgame.”
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Breastfeeding mums are finally getting spaces to pump at some U.S. institutions
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing discussed her research about on-campus lactation spaces. “The research is indisputable that breastfeeding improves the lives of individual mothers and infants and results in overall better societal outcomes,” said Spatz.