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Is gun violence contagious? According to new findings from Penn and the University of Oxford, the answer is mostly no. Rather, this violence is a chronic issue for particular neighborhoods and requires place-specific solutions.
Michele W. Berger ・
by Anita Söne ItamanEvery year Texas has its annual storm season, and every year we underestimate it.
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The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design will award the third annual Carnot Prize to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, former Administrator for the United States Environmental P
Michele W. Berger, Lindsey Samahon ・
Looking at a leaf through a magnifying glass, a complex web comes into focus. Thick, dark lines shoot off shorter, lighter lines, which give way to those even more transparent and diminutive. This is called the vascular system and it allows plants to distribute water and perform photosynthesis.
Michele W. Berger ・
Women with technologies like computers and mobile phones in their homes are more likely to reject justifications for wife beating, according to new findings from Susan B.
Michele W. Berger ・
Artificial intelligence has great potential to transform many facets of our society, from cars to health care to the way the criminal justice system uses information about arrest records.
Michele W. Berger ・
Much has been written of the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than encouraging their independence.
Michele W. Berger, Katherine Unger Baillie ・
Michele W. Berger ・
Jere R. Behrman, a research associate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Population Studies Center, has received the biennial Irene B. Taeuber Award of the Population Association of America.
Jill DiSanto, Michele W. Berger ・
In the 2015 Mexican telenovela “Simplemente María,” María is an average woman who must raise her child alone. To change her lot in life, she procures a sewing machine, learns to sew, and works her way up in the fashion industry. She can soon support herself and her son.
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