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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Covid long-haulers face new challenges as they head to college. Universities are listening
Jasmine Harris of the Law School said college students with lingering effects from COVID-19 may need disability accommodations. “If we do not address reasonable modifications and disability in higher ed, we risk students dropping out of programs, voluntarily or involuntarily, which means we lose the talent and skills of a growing population of young long-haulers,” she said.
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Here's how Democrats could pay for their big reconciliation bill
John Ricco of the Penn Wharton Budget Model spoke about a new analysis that identified revenue sources that would cover the Biden administration’s budget under three different scenarios.
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Crypto traders want payback after losing millions to Binance glitches
Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School said Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange facing international arbitration, has unsustainable operation practices. “For cryptocurrencies to be trusted and successful as an asset class, they can't simply be outside the rule of law. Governments have laws to protect their citizens, and it doesn't make sense for entities to try to opt out of them, even if they have distributed operations and no clear headquarters,” he said.
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COVID plus overdose deaths drove down life expectancy in 2020
Irma Elo of the School of Arts & Sciences said the decline in life expectancy among Black and Latinx Americans reflects unequal access to health care and class privilege. "The people who have disproportionately suffered from this pandemic were the same people who were put in positions where they were more likely to be exposed because of their employment," she said.
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Airports have always had trouble attracting workers. Expect longer lines for a while, experts say
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice explained why many companies are struggling to find new employees. “The pool of workers is roughly constant, while the number of employers trying to hire is going up and up and up,” she said.
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There are too few Latino nurses. COVID showed how important they are
Dean Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing, spoke about the structural barriers that prevent many Latino students from pursuing nursing and the important role Spanish-speaking nurses have played during the pandemic.
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Confusing rules, loopholes and legal issues: College vaccination plans are a mess
Eric Feldman of the Law School spoke about how vaccine mandates could affect colleges and universities. “There are likely to be many students who are only comfortable being in a classroom where everyone is required to be vaccinated,” he said.
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Are brokerage accounts for teens really a good idea?
Jonah Berger of the Wharton School said brokerage accounts for young people could teach money management skills. “There are risks to investing, period…. I don’t know whether those risks are unique to young people,” he said. “Think about cell phones and access to the internet and social media—all are powerful tools that … can have down sides if not used carefully.”
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After year with virtually no flu, scientists worry the next season could be a bad one
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about next year’s flu season, which may be worse than previous years. “A lot of this is out of our hands,” he said. “The one thing we can do is to get vaccinated. If there was ever a year to get vaccinated, this is the year to do that.”
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She called out health care misinfo on TikTok. Then, the trolls found her
Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication spoke about the history of callout culture on social media. “Cancel culture, callout culture, that really comes from practices on Black Twitter of bringing attention to an issue and saying, hey, this is a thing where we need to align. Whether it’s #MeToo in its early days, that originated on Black Twitter, or whether that’s tied to Black Lives Matter or police brutality. Callout culture originated on Black Twitter,” she said.