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Why Trump’s racist appeals might be less effective in 2020 than they were in 2016
Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the Trump campaign’s rhetoric on race and appeals to white voters. “Trump has far more room to increase his support among the larger number of white Americans with lower levels of prejudice,” Hopkins said.
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Bush’s ethics lawyer calls for an investigation of Pompeo’s R.N.C. speech
Claire Finkelstein of the Law School and Richard Painter of the University Minnesota filed an ethics complaint about the secretary of state’s participation in the Republican National Convention while on a taxpayer-funded diplomatic trip to Israel.
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After retired Black NFL players file lawsuit, experts weigh in on race and diagnosing dementia
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the complex process of diagnosing someone with dementia and about racial disparities in cognitive-impairment diagnoses.
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When will it get easier to buy a home? 8 experts on the nation’s housing shortage
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School offered her take on the U.S. housing market, which she believes will continue to see low inventory and high demand.
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Letting people in the US vote by mail has little impact on who wins
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about voting by mail, saying that “when policymakers are evaluating whether to adopt a vote by mail system, they need not focus on its consequences for their own re-election.”
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A woman may have been cured of HIV without medical treatment
Una O’Doherty of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study that appeared to fully suppress HIV without using drugs. “It’s certainly encouraging but speculative,” she said. “I need to see more before I would say, ‘Oh, she’s cured.’”
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Treating HIV and tuberculosis simultaneously could greatly boost patient survival
Gregory Bisson of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that showed it is safe to treat patients with HIV and tuberculosis for both diseases simultaneously. “Our results show that antiretrovirals have benefits that far outweigh their risks related to adverse effects, especially in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients,” he said.
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COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ face uncertain future
A Penn clinic run by Robert Kotloff of the Perelman School of Medicine is studying and treating patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms.
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Here are 5 takeaways from the Dow index shake-up
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School said being included in the Dow can boost a company’s reputation. “Just in terms of name recognition, I think a lot of people are going to look it up and say, ‘Hey, what does Salesforce do? Maybe if Dow thinks it’s good, we should use it,’” Siegel said.
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The one thing you can control right now: Yourself
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences said self-control is more difficult when people are under extreme stress. “You can think of self-control as bandwidth,” she says. “And right now, it’s divided.”