4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times. But nothing in millions of years compares with what we see today
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that we can avoid a catastrophic trajectory for our global climate if we reduce carbon emissions substantially during the next decade.
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Much-needed nurses are flocking to California—for some of the same reasons others are fleeing
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that California’s nurse-patient ratios have helped improve health outcomes and that patients there receive three hours more care per day than those in other states.
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How we got interminable summer breaks from school—and what we can do about it
In an op-ed, Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that a new take on summer school could connect more teachers with the passion and idealism that brought them into education in the first place.
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Alzheimer’s drug trials target older Californians. Do they understand what they’re signing up for?
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine supports the FDA’s recommendations that scientists running drug studies consider having an independent monitor such as a clinician unaffiliated with the trial’s sponsor oversee consent procedures.
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L.A. County opens its $1,000-a-month aid program to former foster youth. Here’s how to apply
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is collaborating on a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles County.
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Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave
Harun Küçük of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rosy view of the country’s future resonated with voters more than the opposition’s focus on his missteps.
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Finally, accountability for Tucker Carlson. But it’s only a start
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the Dominion disclosures demonstrate that Fox News has successfully focused on satisfying the existing needs and desires of a niche audience.
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How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the government’s strategy of repeated COVID vaccine booster shots is probably unnecessary for all except patients with weakened immune systems.
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What Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing
A 2021 analysis co-authored by Dean Knox of the Wharton School found that Black, Hispanic, and female police officers make fewer stops and arrests and use force less often.
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Unpacking the myths of depression and suicide
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that media repetition of the holiday suicide myth may be well-intentioned but can actually be harmful to people in crisis.