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Penn Researcher Examines Public-Health Issues Concerning Firearms and Senior Citizens

Penn Researcher Examines Public-Health Issues Concerning Firearms and Senior Citizens

PHILADELPHIA — More than 17 million Americans 65 or older have at least one firearm.  Based on the current patterns of gun ownership and population growth, the number of elderly people who own a firearm is expected to increase.  In an article released by the American Journal of Public Health, Susan B.
Penn Researchers Reach Out to Lawmakers With a Policy Brief: Scope of Sexual Assault

Penn Researchers Reach Out to Lawmakers With a Policy Brief: Scope of Sexual Assault

PHILADELPHIA — Following the Center for Disease Control’s study designed to provide national estimates of sexual assault, a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice’s Ortner Center on Family Violence sent a policy brief to key lawmakers.
Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy's 10 Effective Holiday Charitable Giving Tips

Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy's 10 Effective Holiday Charitable Giving Tips

PHILADELPHIA — Each holiday season, people are moved by the spirit of giving to make a difference in the lives of others.  The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice has developed an online guide that lists high-impact, low-cost charitabl
Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy Practice & Research Hosts Senate Committee Public Hearing

Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy Practice & Research Hosts Senate Committee Public Hearing

 PHILADELPHIA — The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research will host a public hearing, “Foster Care: Aging Out – Options and Obstacles,” Wednesday, Nov. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Claudia Cohen Hall, 249 S. 36th St., on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
In New Book, Penn Researcher Says Most Government Programs Don’t Work

In New Book, Penn Researcher Says Most Government Programs Don’t Work

 PHILADELPHIA — A University of Pennsylvania researcher says most government social programs don’t work, a claim he is certain will not endear him to liberals.  But he also says conservatives will not like hearing that there are programs that do work.