5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘If you don’t have to ride, please don’t’: SEPTA, PATCO further reduce service
Meg Ryerson of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design commented on the continued operation of public transit systems during the pandemic. “They’re not private companies out to make money,” she said. “They operate because they’re here to provide mobility in regions. That’s really incredible, to think that their mission is to be there for you during disaster times, and there for you in the best of times, and everything in between.”
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How Philly’s neighborhoods can help us understand pandemics
David Barnes of the School of Arts and Sciences, Eugenie Birch of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and Susan Wachter of the Wharton School weighed in on how Philadelphia has historically handled epidemics, how these approaches have shaped the city over time, and what can be done now to manage COVID-19.
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Lessons from 1918
Pat D’Antonio of the School of Nursing spoke about the 1918 influenza pandemic and how we can apply its lessons to the present.
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Think you’re young and safe from COVID-19? Your immune system might disagree
Christopher Hunter of the School of Veterinary Medicine said young people are at risk of developing a cytokine storm in response to COVID-19. “While the vast majority of young people are going to be fine, we’re seeing reports here and there of when this isn’t going to be the case,” he said.
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When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger
Anil Vachani of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the combined effects of air pollution and coronavirus on marginalized communities. “We’re certainly recognizing that exposure to chronic air pollution results in a number of adverse health outcomes which are increasingly recognized. It may even contribute to a whole host of other illnesses that we’re now understanding the links to, to poor air quality and air pollution,” he said.
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Coronavirus cash: Is now the time to ‘go big’ with a basic income relief package?
Amy Castro Baker of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about the cash-assistance program proposed by the Trump administration. “There has been a body of research that’s being built up in the policy space for a long time around the idea of cash transfers,” she said. “We know that’s the most efficient way to respond to natural disasters.”
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Social distancing and the limits of the law
Carolyn Cannuscio of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the importance of social distancing and how to stay mentally healthy while in isolation.
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Pa. nursing homes tighten restrictions to control for potential coronavirus spread
Kirstin Manges of the Perelman School of Medicine said nursing homes are usually selected for their physical environments and staff friendliness. “However, there is very little out there to allow patients or caregivers to identify how well prepared a nursing home is for a disaster or an outbreak, whether it be the flu or a pandemic,” she said.
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Anti-Asian propaganda on display in City Hall
Rob Buscher of the School of Arts and Sciences contributed his collection of vintage anti-Asian propaganda to “American Peril,” an exhibition he hopes will help people understand the present-day vilification of Muslims. “These kinds of [anti-Muslim] conversations don’t come from nowhere,” he said.
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What if you want a COVID-19 test but don’t have health insurance?
Evan Anderson of the School of Nursing said concerns about the accessibility of coronavirus testing aren’t unreasonable. “For the people that are uninsured, they could very easily be looking at a few thousand dollars in charges at least,” he said. “Even for people who are insured, they may very well have a high deductible, and they could still be facing a $1,000 charge.”