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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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COVID symptoms may linger in some vaccinated people who get infected, study finds
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said that initially, COVID-19 “was billed falsely as a winter respiratory virus that, like influenza, could cause severe and occasionally fatal pneumonia. But this virus is much more than that.”
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The uniquely American intrigue around UFOs
Kate Dorsch of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about why Americans in particular are especially fascinated by UFOs. “I think that it is in part because we have created a culture around civilian defense, right? If you see something, say something,” she said. “Also, we're a very individualist country, and so we're more willing to share the things that we've seen and heard and done.”
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Being vaccinated doesn’t mean it’s safe to take off the mask
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel spoke about minimizing COVID-19 transmission risks after vaccination. “Do the visit outdoors if possible. And as spring is coming, it's going to be a lot easier to do that. Go walk in the park,” he said. “And if you're going to have a meal together, the meal should be outdoors and with good distancing because you're going to have the mask off while you're eating.”
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After Falwell’s departure, Liberty students worry about their school and their faith
Michele Margolis of the School of Arts & Sciences says that young evangelicals are more progressive than previous generations on some issues but don’t seem to be moving away from the Republican Party overall.
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New Wharton business dean says lack of diversity stems from a lack of prioritizing
Erika James of the Wharton School was interviewed about the obstacles women and people of color face in the workplace. “I think if we can create social media platforms, if we can put people on the moon, and if we can have self-driving cars, there's very little that we can't do,” she said. “So, the fact that we have not yet created a more diverse work environment means that we simply haven't prioritized it.”
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Crime has declined overall during the pandemic, but shootings and killings are up
David Abrams of the Law School and Wharton School spoke about how crime rates have shifted amid the pandemic. "People have reacted to the pandemic in all sorts of ways in decreasing economic activity," he said. "They stopped going to work, they stopped driving their car. They stopped walking around the city, and crime also stopped."
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Maine referendum could bring back religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccines
Alison Buttenheim of the Nursing School weighed in on the backlash against a new law in Maine that eliminates non-medical exemptions for vaccines. “You sort of wonder, could Maine have taken a different policy step, maybe making those exemptions harder to get, and accomplish the same goal of coverage and disease protection without having to go through a big repeal effort?” she said.
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At 25 years, understanding the longevity of Craigslist
Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication spoke about the founders of Craigslist. “They’re both just old-school engineer type guys who just really believe in keeping the design as simple and functional as possible,” she said. “[I]t’s never had a competitor that was really able to swallow up its user base. It’s had loyal customers all along, loyal users all along, so it’s just never been forced to adapt.”
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Refugee docents help bring a museum’s global collection to life
Ellen Owens, Julian Siggers, and Kevin Schott of the Museum were interviewed about the Global Guides program, which hires refugees and immigrants to work as docents. “We really wanted to have the narratives of lots of different people, to bring the authentic voices of people that live in other places into the galleries of the museum,” said Owens.
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In 'Ladysitting,' Lorene Cary chronicles the end of her grandmother's life
Lorene Cary of the School of Arts and Sciences was interviewed about her new memoir, which documents the year she spent caring for her grandmother.