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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Wawa marks a 60th anniversary milestone
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that Wawa’s endurance has been fueled by authenticity, a fun name, and its offering of fresh quality foods.
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Report: Latin America’s progress on helping sex abuse victims
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences points to Chile as an international example of a large sex abuse scandal turning into effective activism.
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Declining malls get second lives as lifestyle hubs
John Zhang of the Wharton School says that lifestyle and entertainment attractions are the norm in many malls in China, Japan, and Hong Kong.
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Jill Biden helps debut modern version of “Schoolhouse Rock”
A 2022 survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that less than half of U.S. adults could name all three branches of government.
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Future of 44-year-old science agreement caught in middle of U.S.-China tensions
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that it’s unimaginable to think of where China was in science and tech in the ‘70s versus now.
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Study: Key Atlantic Ocean circulation could shut down by mid-century
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that key Atlantic currents could shut down in decades rather than a century.
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What this summer’s weather reveals about climate change
The School of Arts & Sciences’ Michael Mann is quoted on a a particularly slow-moving or even stuck jet stream pattern known to favor heat waves as potentially related to the extreme heat in the U.S., Europe, and China.
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Medicaid payment proposal for health aides rankles home health companies
Researchers at Penn have found that the number of home care workers per 100 recipients fell by 12% between 2013 and 2019. They concluded that investments in the workforce are necessary to reverse the trend.
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Big Tech rolls back misinformation measures ahead of 2024
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that fact-checking is generally a stronger antidote to misinformation than blocking speech.
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El Niño ripple effects may extend to hurricane season
A new outlook by Michael Mann and Shannon Christiansen of the School of Arts & Sciences estimates that the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to feature between 12 and 20 named storms.