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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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As companies vow to sever ties in Russia, a clean break proves complicated
Philip Nichols of the Wharton School weighs in on the complexities businesses are facing in navigating in their investments and involvement with Russia.
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‘Social movements are contagious’: Protests within Mass. companies are part of a growing trend
Mae McDonnell of the Wharton School said non-union workers have been increasingly willing to organize in recent years. “In the first half of 2015, there were six instances of employee activism in tech firms reported in mainstream media. In the first half of 2020, there were 60,“ she said.
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What Puerto Rico’s monkeys post-Maria teach us about survival
PIK Professor Michael Platt joined a conversation about surviving trauma and Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.”
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Audio: Entrench or retreat? That is the question on Plum Island
The Wharton School’s Carolyn Kousky said that instead of focusing on risk reduction, the federal government spends 90 percent of flood mitigation funding after disasters occur.
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Protests, Confusion for Executive Order on Refugees
Ian Lustik of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses the situation for U.S. refugees under a new executive order.