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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Steve Viscelli, a Senior Fellow and a lecturer in the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Department of Sociology, was cited for his book about the trucking industry. “The biggest threat to the truck drivers is not job loss in the near term,” he said. Rather, job quality is at risk.
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The Wharton School’s Jennifer Blouin weighed in on increased corporate tax cuts. In the case of companies with enough preexisting resources, Blouin said the money saved should be returned to shareholders who may reinvest it elsewhere, rather than being spent on risky business ventures.
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Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Science led a team of researchers studying the impact of visible political logos on social learning.
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English and Africana Studies major Imani Davis of New York City performed a #MeToo movement-inspired poem on the “Brief but Spectacular” segment of the “PBS NewsHour.”
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Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences argues that states are “behind the curve” when rescinding statutes of limitations for adults who were targeted for sexual abuse compared to childhood survivors of abuse.
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Scott Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about “nudges” in health care and how they can improve patient experience.
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Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts & Sciences shares her thoughts on singer Beyoncé’s latest visual album and how she presents herself as an artist in control.
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Yash Mulgaonkar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says, “Because of its small size, the Picobug can explore environments that other robots would not be able to access.”
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Research by Robert Jenson of the Wharton School on the economic opportunities for women in India is cited.
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Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education joins a discussion about police and school discipline.