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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Nicholas Sambanis of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the results of his study on the perception of immigrants and ways to mitigate the discrimination they face. “If we want to think about policy interventions to reduce these [discriminatory] behaviors, first we have to understand exactly what is the mechanism that causes this bias,” he said.
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The Wharton School’s Fernando Ferreira weighed in on California’s Proposition 5. “Right now, you’re giving a gigantic tax break to older homeowners who live in the best houses in the richest parts of the state,” Ferreira said. “This new proposition unfortunately will just perpetuate this inequality.”
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Patricia Danzon of the Wharton School discussed discrepancies between listed medical costs and actual costs to patients. “The purpose of insurance is to protect patients from the full cost of medical care at the point they need it,” said Danzon. “An insured patient never faces full price.”
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson offered commentary on the administration’s policy reversal on family separations.
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The Perelman School of Medicine’s Ramon Diaz-Arrastia affirmed the importance of studying the likelihood of dementia in veterans with brain injuries in an editorial he co-wrote.
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Christian Bermudez of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the possible impact on smaller East Coast transplant centers of a new policy for lung allocation.
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center describes the White House press briefings and compares it to the Nixon administration after the Watergate break-in. She says, “What you’re essentially watching is the art of deflection, the art of rationalization.”
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Stephen Burbank of the Law School is cited for a brief filed earlier this year stating, “No one in our nation is above the law, not even our President.”
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Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on transitioning from local political positions to higher office.
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Megan Ryerson of the School of Design shares her thoughts about Elon Musk’s vision and ideas for his transport system.