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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The Fed is driving an unusual contradiction in the housing market
In an op-ed, Susan Wachter of the Wharton School writes about how ongoing monetary policy has resulted in high house prices and rates of rent alongside low construction and sales activity.
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Fewer than half of Americans can name all three branches of government, survey finds
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual Constitution Day survey reveals a significant drop in the percentage of Americans who can name all three branches of government, featuring a quote from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.
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Could brain scans bring psychiatry into the 21st century?
Dani Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Desmond Oathes of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted on the contrast between brain imaging and the tried-and-true, low-tech clinical interview.
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Penn to build new Stuart Weitzman performing arts center in the heart of campus
Christopher Gruits of Penn Live Arts says that the new Stuart Weitzman Theatre will give artists more flexibility and completely transform the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson on civics education
In a video interview, Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses the Center’s Constitution Day civics survey and the importance of civics education.
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A historic nursing strike in Minnesota shows the cracks in the healthcare system are widening
Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing says that most hospitals try to subsist on thin margins of staffing, which for nurses results in worse results for patients and eroded trust in their employers.
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Monkeypox cases slow down nationally and in Philly, but authorities warn that the outbreak isn’t over
Stuart Isaacs of the Perelman School of Medicine evaluates the decline in new cases of monkeypox and speaks on what factors to examine in the virus’s future trajectory.
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University City is running out of real estate for life sciences development. The answer? Densification
At a Philadelphia Business Journal event, Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli discussed the lack of available land in Philadelphia for life sciences development and the need for densification.
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Billion-dollar U.S. health agency gets new chief—but its direction remains in limbo
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel applauds President Biden’s choice of Renee Wegrzyn as new head of ARPA-H, though he hopes Wegrzyn will keep the agency prioritized on health over medicine.
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Regional roundup: September 12, 2022
On a “Radio Times” segment, Simcha Gross of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses his project at the Penn Museum to make incantation bowls more understood and accessible.