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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Ex-union boss John Dougherty’s embezzlement trial starts this week. He could get jail time
Michael Levy of Penn Carey Law says that former Philadelphia electricians union leader and convicted felon John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is likely to get jail time for political corruption and embezzlement charges.
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New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard
In an Op-Ed, Weitzman School of Design doctoral candidate Jay Arzu discusses a new design for streamlined, cost-effective stations that would alleviate financial concerns surrounding the long-delayed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway in Philadelphia.
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A real art project at Quinta Brunson’s former school in West Philly mirrors the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Mural Arts episode
Thanks to the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Shira Walinsky of the Weitzman School of Design designed and created a mural at West Philly’s Andrew Hamilton Elementary with help from volunteers and Penn students.
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For visually impaired art fans, Philly museum’s scent-based exhibit ‘leveled the playing field’
A profile examines the immersive olfactory work of Scandinavian artist Sissel Tolaas, currently exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art at Penn.
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Storytelling workshops give Philly communities a voice amid global and local climate change
Bethany Wiggin of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the My Climate Story initiative, which enables people to document and share their personal experiences with climate change.
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As Philadelphia Water transitions to ‘smart meters,’ residents are getting blindsided by huge bills and shutoffs
Howard Neukrug of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on the tech being added is a transmitter that shares water usage data in real-time.
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No pressure: PA’s Josh Shapiro is being painted as the potential savior of democracy
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Pennsylvania governor’s race is not politics as usual.
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Trumpcare Would Nearly Double the Number of Pennsylvania’s Uninsured
David Grande of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the potential effect of the American Health Care Act on Pennsylvanians.