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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Mary-Hunter McDonnell of the Wharton School spoke about unionization efforts among tech workers. “It’s employees seizing control of organizations that they have dedicated their lives to,” she said. “Another way to try to influence employees’ outcomes is to fight for a voice in the company’s values, especially in this world where companies have such a central role.”
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William Burke-White of the Law School said the increased cooperation between the U.S. and the International Criminal Court (ICC) came to a halt when John Bolton joined the Trump administration and when the ICC moved to investigate the U.S. for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. “The court was coming under a lot of pressure to show that it didn’t just investigate weak governments in Africa but was able to take on the powerful as well,” he said.
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Amy Behrman of the Perelman School of Medicine said it’s wise for churches to consider how best to offer communion during a pandemic. “I certainly think that communal meals and communion in particular is an opportunity for us to avoid potentially infecting each other by sharing objects, much less sharing food or drink directly,” she said.
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Mark Liberman of the School of Arts and Sciences explained how expectations shape our comprehension of language.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about how the impeachment process is testing U.S. political systems. “We’re seeing a point at which we’re calling into question whether our institutions can function the way they were intended to function in a polarized age,” she said.
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Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about the vaping crisis, which is fueled in part by gray-market cartridge sales. “We’re in a regulatory no-man’s land,” he said.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center commented on President Trump’s efforts to shift the public’s attention away from unfavorable news. “You know that recession is on his mind because into this bizarre news agenda of the last week, he continues to intrude things that are relevant to a recession, if only to dismiss them,” she said.
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A study by Janelle Williams of the Graduate School of Education suggests that the current political climate under the Trump administration has drawn more black American students to HBCUs in recent years.
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Elizabeth Brannon and postdoc Rosa Rugani of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed new research about honeybees’ ability to add and subtract numbers. Brannon said bees use ratios, rather than exact digits, to understand quantities. “When animals are comparing two numerical values, they’re much better if they differ by a large ratio than if they differ by a very small ratio,” she said.
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Errol Lord of the School of Arts and Sciences offered commentary on the Emmy-nominated series “The Good Place,” which regularly grapples with ethical issues. “I don’t think there has ever been a network sitcom that talks about philosophers in this way,” said Lord.