4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Bill allowing child sex abuse victims’ lawsuits moves to PA Senate
Two days after scores of victims of child sex crimes rallied at the Pennsylvania Capitol calling on the Senate to back a measure to reform the statute of limitations, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve it and advance it for a full floor vote. Penn Law professor Marci Hamilton, founder and CEO of CHILD USA, says victims and survivors were “breathing a sigh of relief,” and urged the Legislature to act immediately to send the bill to the governor’s desk.
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Lockdown protesters have a moral duty to forgo medical care in favor of those who followed the rules
Dominic Sisti and Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues from Colorado State University and New York University wrote an op-ed arguing that anti-lockdown protestors who contract COVID-19 should sign a pledge to forgo rationed medical care, leaving ventilators for those who agreed to practice social distancing.
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PA Society: ‘It’s an annual tradition and a must-attend event’ for politicians and power brokers
President Amy Gutmann will be honored at the 121st Annual Dinner of the Pennsylvania Society in New York City tomorrow.
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Wildlife diseases in Pennsylvania targeted by $10 million Game Commission-Penn partnership
Julie Ellis and Lisa Murphy of the School of Veterinary Medicine commented on a new collaboration between Penn Vet and the Pennsylvania Game Commission: the Pennsylvania Wildlife Futures Program, based at New Bolton Center.
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With its Rich History of Steel, Pa. Anxiously Awaits Trump's Verdict on Tariffs
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School casts doubt on Trump’s claims that new tariffs will create more steel manufacturing jobs for Pennsylvanians.