5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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With virus, U.S. higher education may face existential moment
Joni Finney and Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about how colleges and universities are trying to plan for the fall semester.
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NOT REAL NEWS: False coronavirus claims and phony remedies
Carrie Kovarik of the Perelman School of Medicine debunked the claim that mupirocin can be used in the nose to prevent COVID-19. “It’s an antibiotic not an antiviral and does not have activity against viruses,” she said. “People are just sort of grasping at straws.”
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In pandemic, word definitions shift and new lexicon emerges
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about the use of jargon in public health communications. “They are incomprehensible to many in the public,” she said. “Public health officials need to translate their technical language into intelligible language.”
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Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The trustworthiness of a president in a time of national crisis is his most important asset,” she said. “And when he says things that are proven to be untrue, or problematic from a public health standpoint, that erodes his credibility and the capacity of the country to prepare adequately.”
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U.S.-Iran relations: A look back at a tricky relationship
John Ghazvinian of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed how the relationship between the U.S. and Iran has transformed over the years. “It’s only in the later 20th and 21st centuries that we have been seeing this kind of slow and difficult degeneration in the relationship,” he said. “I think that’s the big picture we have to keep in mind: It doesn’t have to be so hateful.”
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Too hard to move a couch? Rental startups see a market
Thomas Robertson of the Wharton School spoke about the types of people who would use furniture-rental services. “They’re moving a lot. They’re changing jobs a lot,” he said. “Why would you want to be saddled with furniture?”
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Trump’s weekend hospital visit draws a skeptical reaction
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on speculation that Donald Trump’s unscheduled weekend hospital visit was not as routine as the White House claims it was. “If this is routine, why was it not handled in a routine manner?” she asked.
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Bernie Sanders thinks media is unfair, so he created his own
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center commented on Bernie Sanders’ livestreamed campaign programming, which seeks to reach supporters without a media filter. “I think Bernie Sanders became accustomed to the level of news attention that a fresh face attacking the establishment normally gets and now thinks, [if] he got that attention in 2016, he should be getting it now, and, if not, there must be something wrong with the press,” she said.
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Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on President Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric. By casting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and other political opponents as enemies of the nation, Trump aims to discredit “the loyalty, patriotism, and ability to act on behalf of the U.S. of an elected official,” says Jamieson.
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Too rosy? Experts question Warren’s wealth tax figures
Natasha Sarin of the Law School spoke about Elizabeth Warren’s proposed model for an increased wealth tax. “It’s a failed international model that we’ve decided we’re going to bring to the U.S. without explaining why our version of it is going to be so much better, both from an efficiency perspective but also a revenue-raising standpoint,” said Sarin.