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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Understanding basics of financial literacy is a must
A paper co-written by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School finds that only 43% of respondents are able to correctly answer three basic questions about financial literacy.
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Will hospital staffing legislation solve Minnesota’s nursing shortage, or make it worse?
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing worries that states are opting for the “window dressing” of politically palatable staffing committees over California-style ratios that have measurably increased nurse staffing.
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How a U of M Rochester program is turning into a nationwide model toward faster degrees
Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is noted for decades of arguments that higher education should offer accelerated degrees.
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Overconfident, oversimplified messaging hurt COVID-19 response, researchers say
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that boiled-down but well-intended statements like “vaccines are safe” had consequences and needed to be more nuanced.
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International Institute of Minnesota launches guaranteed income pilot program for refugees
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is noted as having more than 50 pilot programs running nationwide in cities of varying size.
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John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades
Stephen J. Morse of Penn Carey Law comments on Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassin and his release from court oversight.
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6 strategies for cooling it down on social media
Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication shared his findings on how to improve communication between individuals with polarized political viewpoints.
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In Mohamed Noor case, Minneapolis police shooting policy was also on trial
John Hollway of the Law School said investigations of police violence often fail to examine the broader context leading up to an incident, instead focusing on placing blame on an individual.
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How to respond to anti-Muslim speech? Here are some suggestions
Emile Bruneau of the Annenberg School for Communication spoke about his research on counteracting the “collective blame” Muslims face in the U.S. Bruneau and his collaborators found asking parallel questions like “If the KKK members were white Christians, does that mean all white Christians are murderers?” caused people to switch from “thinking reflexively to thinking reflectively.”
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Patient Wishes Are Tough to See in Electronic Health Records
Ross Koppel of the School of Arts and Sciences offers an estimate on the cost of electronic health record systems.