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Childhood exposure to trauma costs society $458 billion annually
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Childhood exposure to trauma costs society $458 billion annually

Bureaucratic hurdles block access to treatment services, so they tend to go unused. This leads to adverse outcomes that put stress on public systems like social services and law enforcement.

Michele W. Berger

Shaun Ossei-Owusu combines his study of 19th century law with current Philly politics
Shaun Ossei-Owusu

Penn Law’s Shaun Ossei-Owusu

Shaun Ossei-Owusu combines his study of 19th century law with current Philly politics

With a focus on legal history, criminal law, and civil rights, Ossei-Owusu joined the Penn Law faculty this fall from Columbia Law, and is bringing current trends in Philadelphia’s justice system to the classroom.

Penn Today Staff

A focus on environmental inequities
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A focus on environmental inequities

A Penn symposium will confront issues of inequitable access to a clean and safe environment and the unequal burden borne by vulnerable communities, particularly low-income and underrepresented minority populations, when it comes to environmental threats.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Leading the way in the field of energy policy
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Hughes (second from left) with the Kleinman Center team, including from left to right, Angela Pachon, Bill Cohen, Mollie Simon, Cornelia Colijn, and Kimberle Szczurowski.

Leading the way in the field of energy policy

During two decades at Penn, Mark Alan Hughes has made the University a leader in the field of energy policy—and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

Michele W. Berger, Lindsey Samahon

An argument against abolition of the insanity defense
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An argument against abolition of the insanity defense

Penn Law’s Stephen J. Morse co-authored a Supreme Court amicus brief that says some form of insanity defense is required by the Constitution.

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How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel
Shaun Ossei-Owusu

Penn Law’s Shaun Ossei-Owusu

How race informed the 6th Amendment right to counsel

A new article by Shaun Ossei-Owusu reveals the critical role of race in the development of a staple of the American criminal justice system: the constitutional guarantee of an attorney for defendants too poor to afford one.

Penn Today Staff

‘Climate Risk Solutions,’ a 30-part report on climate change proposals
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‘Climate Risk Solutions,’ a 30-part report on climate change proposals

Wharton’s Steven Kimbrough and Carolyn Kousky and Penn Law's Cary Coglianese discuss the solutions offered by a new report by a number of Penn experts on climate change, “Climate Risk Solutions.”

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