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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School says that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board either needs to increase its enforcement, levy significantly higher penalties, or develop other methods to foster compliance.
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Polk Wagner of Penn Carey Law comments on Twitter’s claim that Meta Platforms stole trade secrets to build its new microblogging site.
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Tobias Wolff of Penn Carey Law says that it’s noteworthy that court rulings against transgender bans have been consistent so far.
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Amanda Shanor of the Wharton School says that the Supreme Court’s recent LGBT ruling fails to resolve how to approach the question of whether something is a regulation of speech, conduct, message, or status.
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A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only a quarter of people could name all three branches of government, though that figure rose to 56% by 2021.
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Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine says that genetic testing for Alzheimer’s can lead to information about siblings and children as well, causing existential dread.
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Kaleb Nygaard of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a diverse slate of directors increases the odds that the Federal Reserve will be more in touch with what’s happening on the ground.
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The Federal Reserve’s pilot assessment shows that it’s become more discerning and judicious in its approach to climate change, according to Christina Parajon Skinner of the Wharton School.
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Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School comments on the lax oversight of regional Fed banks, while Kaleb Nygaard of the School of Arts & Sciences notes the strides made by the Federal Reserve in tightening ethical standards.
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Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences says that training contracts for low-skilled workers deserve scrutiny, since people with good jobs don’t need training contracts as incentives to remain.