4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing.
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Philadelphians push for Roosevelt Boulevard subway project revival at Saturday morning town hall
Grad student Jay Arzu of the Weitzman School of Design served as a panelist at a Philadelphia town hall to advocate for the construction of the Roosevelt Boulevard subway.
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‘It’s just getting worse.’ Central Bucks passes policy censoring class materials with ‘sexualized content’
Ed Brockenbrough of the Graduate School of Education says that conservative school censorship policies will have a detrimental and disproportionate impact on LGBTQ youth and minority students.
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People’s Kitchen is latest community garden threatened by sheriff sale
Rising second-year Kenny Chiu in the College of Arts and Sciences, an intern with People’s Kitchen, says that the sheriff sale is an opportunity for developers to grab land cheaply and sit on it until the neighborhood becomes profitable enough to develop.
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Philadelphia bidding for new federal research agency headquarters
Dawn Bonnell of the Provost’s Office says that Philadelphia business leaders are applying for a new program from the National Science Foundation to establish regional research hubs.
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Why people believe conspiracy theories
Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Dolores Albarracín of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discuss the origin, spread, and audience of conspiracy theories and their ideological entrepreneurs.
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Penn study: Marijuana doesn’t cause bad behavior — it’s the other way around
A new study, co-authored by Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, has found that marijuana may not be the “gateway drug” it was once thought to be. “Previous research had suggested that using marijuana would lead to conduct problems,” said Romer. “We found the exact reverse.”
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Mapping Project to Assess Best, Worst Locations for Philly Safe-injection Site
Douglas Wiebe and Sara Solomon of the Perelman School of Medicine talk about leading a group of researchers and community members to help assess possible locations of a safe-injection facility in Philadelphia.
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Penn Medicine, Geisinger Patients Can Take Health Records With Them on Their iPhones
Michael Restuccia of Penn Medicine comments on how viewing health records on an app could streamline doctor visits, particularly for new patients.
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Audio: Korean Peninsula Primer / Dow Jones update
Frank Plantan Jr. of the School of Arts and Sciences talks about the history of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula.