Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Itamar Drechsler of the Wharton School says that there have been consistent rumors that Credit Suisse was in trouble even before the current banking crisis.
Penn In the News
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that layoffs show immediate effects and reduce costs for companies, though they often can’t see the long-term drawbacks of employee cuts.
Penn In the News
A team at Penn Medicine found MRI results consistent with a major brain injury in patients suffering from Havana syndrome.
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Marilyn Howarth of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the complicated health risks for those exposed to hazardous chemicals released during a train derailment.
Penn In the News
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that the issue with New Year’s resolutions is the way that people approach them rather than the resolutions themselves.
Penn In the News
Seth Kreimer of Penn Carey Law argues that extraterritorial prosecution of abortion would likely be illegal under the Constitution.
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Amy Hillier of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that more needs to be done to bring more queer and intersectional approaches to fair housing.
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Katy Milkman of the Wharton School spoke about strategies for decision-making, which includes focusing on a clear objective, expending less energy on small choices, making decisions in advance when possible, getting a range of opinions, being in touch with one’s emotions, making pros and cons lists, and re-framing decisions as opportunities.
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Michael David of the Perelman School of Medicine explained why there are few concrete guidelines regarding asymptomatic COVID-19 infections. “Currently, there are no data available to define ‘asymptomatic,’ which can be different in different people, given that many have chronic respiratory symptoms as baseline, from congestive heart failure to allergies,” he said.
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Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication said one of the biggest problems the U.S. is facing is “perceived polarization, driven by misinformation on the right [claiming] leftist extremists want to destroy our way of life and, thus, it is reasonable to do everything in our power to stop them.”