5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Video: We Have to Have A President Who Knows Better
Antony Blinken of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement critiques Donald Trump’s actions as president.
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Video: New Name for Fake News: ‘Viral Deception’
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center talks about the phrase “fake news” being renamed “viral deception.”
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Decoding the Thoughts of Patients Who Can’t Even Blink
Brian Litt of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study that illustrated a creative approach to establishing communication with completely locked-in ALS patients.
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What’s a Constitutional Crisis – and Are We in One?
Seth Kreimer of the Law School says, “I have not seen either lawless behavior or civil servants calling out lawless behavior like this since (the Watergate era).”
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Link Between Malaria Resistance and Breast Cancer Spread, Study Suggests
Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about a mutation in the DARC gene and its potential link with cancer outcomes.
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An Investment That’s a Safer Bet Than Social Security
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School wrote a CNN.com opinion piece about U.S. Treasury I Bonds as a safe year-end investment, citing the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
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Drug Reverses One Baldness Type; Is Male Pattern Next?
George Cotsarelis of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about treating male pattern baldness.
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Immigration Economics: What You Need to Know
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School comments on undocumented workers’ contribution to state and local taxes.
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Video: Trump’s Old School: His Immigration Plan Would Kill 4 Million Jobs
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School comments on a forecasting tool that estimates what will happen as a result of Donald Trump’s plan to deport undocumented workers.
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Video: Philadelphia’s Other Historic Convention
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the policy shifts in the mid-20th century for the Democratic Party.