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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Where U.S. house prices may be most overvalued as climate change worsens
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that costs of living on the coast haven’t reflected the true risks for a while but that the riskiness of coastal flooding is accelerating.
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How you feel about your job affects how well you parent your kids
A study by Stew Friedman of the Wharton School found that children were better off when both their parents found work to be a source of challenge, creativity, and enjoyment.
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Guess who loses after Florida and Texas bar ESG banks?
A paper co-authored by Daniel Garrett of the Wharton School finds that Texas municipal borrowers are paying as much as $532 million more in costs due to Republican lawmakers’ war with Wall Street over ESG.
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The less college students sleep, the worse their grades, study finds
Two hundred Penn students and staff participating in a seven-week online course to build better sleep habits have reported an overall decrease in symptoms of insomnia, according to Rebecca Huxta of Wellness at Penn.
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Even more than April 1, Valentine’s Day is for fools
In an Op-Ed, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law explores how foolishness, vigilance, and uncertainty factor into intimate relationships and domestic partnerships.
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Mississippi banned ‘Sesame Street’ for showing Black and white kids playing
According to Linda Simensky of the School of Arts & Sciences, there was a general feeling among 1960s TV executives that kids would watch anything that looked like it was for kids, leading them to not spend much money on programs.
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U.S. owners of Italian team chose basketball over soccer
The Wharton School’s Connor Barwin and fellow MBA students are investing in Italian soccer team Pallacanestro Trieste to get an early stake in the European basketball trend.
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Want a well-trained dog? Start with a better-trained human
Cynthia M. Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine advises that a good dog trainer actually listens to the dog.
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Justice Department sues Google over dominance in online advertising
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that Google may have to divest some of its businesses but notes that a conservative judiciary may impede the government’s efforts to control the company.
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Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them
In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel writes that the fragility of outsourced pharmaceutical supply chains is a risk to U.S. national security and health.