5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How some wellness programs encourage toxic attitudes about body size
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Rebecca Pearl spoke about workplace wellness programs. “It’s important for leaders or people who are implementing these programs to be aware that employees, especially employees with obesity, might feel self-conscious or targeted,” said Pearl. “If it’s creating an atmosphere in which other employees are commenting on each other’s weight or eating choices, we should be conscious of the potential downstream effects of being stigmatized.”
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Why workplace loneliness is bad for business
The Wharton School’s Sigal Barsade discussed workplace friendships and the negative effects of loneliness on job performance. Loneliness can spread, Barsade cautioned. “We catch emotions from each other like viruses.”
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Why would police ever destroy a rape kit belonging to a child or teenager?
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences co-authored an op-ed about the lack of protocol for the preservation of rape kits of child and teenage victims.
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Fighting IBS with behavioral therapy
The School of Arts and Sciences’ Melissa Hunt was highlighted for her specialty treating IBS and other chronic gastrointestinal disorders with cognitive behavioral therapy.
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States may now broaden mental health treatment under Medicaid
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Aaron Glickman reacted to news that Medicaid may overturn a decades-old exclusion on coverage for short-term mental health inpatient treatment. The move, he said, is just one part of a longer “battle over mental health parity in the United States.”
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From book clubs to cookware, BuzzFeed finds new ways to make money
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication said that advertising is ceasing to be an effective revenue model for digital media publications like Buzzfeed. “I hope I am proven wrong because our society desperately needs journalism, especially now,” he said.
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Smoking featured in half of hip-hop videos, study finds
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Dan Romer offered commentary on a study of smoking in music videos. He noted that the study didn’t differentiate between marijuana and tobacco products or consider the role of product placement.
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Joe Biden to offer contrast to Trump in London foreign policy speech
Joseph Biden of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement challenged the current administration’s approach to foreign policy when he spoke on campus last month. “The worst thing in the world we can have is this new naked nationalism America first. I believe making America first, in the way we're doing it, will make America last,” he said.
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Instagram just made it a lot easier to shop on the app
The Wharton School’s Jonah Berger discussed Instagram’s new focus on e-commerce. “They're trying to make money off of something that’s already happening on the platform,” said Berger.
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Under cover of goodness: How pillars of the community can prey on kids
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences offered practical advice for parents striving to protect children from abuse. “Whenever there is potential for blind trust,” said Hamilton, “it opens the door for the pedophile to get access to the child.”