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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine says that BMI measurements can be wrong in some cases.
Penn In the News
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that a government default would make it hard to access credit.
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A report by the Penn Wharton Budget Model found that tax receipts are running $150 billion below government projections for fiscal year 2023, due mainly to a drop in capital gains income and weakening corporate profit margins.
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Z. John Zhang of the Wharton School says that Bed Bath & Beyond’s retail model, the “category killer,” has become passé.
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Cindy Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on the results of a study demonstrating that COVID-sniffing dogs can help detect infections in schools.
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PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that decisions to report neglect and abuse to the child welfare system are largely shaped by racist stereotypes of Black families.
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A 2012 Wharton School study found that images of men with their hair digitally removed were perceived to be “more dominant, taller, and stronger” when compared to their original photographs.
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Courtney Schreiber of the Perelman School of Medicine warns about the consequences of restricting access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
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Courtney Schreiber of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some patients are unable to have procedural abortions due to their anatomy, while others might believe that abortion is no longer available or safe.
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A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that people who received a $500 monthly stipend in Stockton, California, were more likely to be able to handle a $400 emergency.