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Why are so many women still dying from childbirth?
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The U.S. now has the worst maternal mortality rate among all developed countries, and is rising. 

Why are so many women still dying from childbirth?

Experts from Penn discuss the role that social determinants, socioeconomics, and racism play, and how the University is addressing the maternal mortality crisis head on.
Urban form, transit supply, and travel behavior in Mexico’s 100 largest urban areas
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Urban form, transit supply, and travel behavior in Mexico’s 100 largest urban areas

A new paper examines the relationship between urban form, transportation supply, and individuals' mode choice across Mexico's 100 largest urban areas, and predicts relationship between urban form, transit supply, and individual mode choice.

Penn Today Staff

Public scooters may soon zip through Philadelphia
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Public scooters may soon zip through Philadelphia

The School of Design’s Megan Ryerson assisted with the city’s debate over the scooter as a safe and viable transportation alternative, as Pennsylvania assesses a bill to legalize electric scooters on public streets.

Penn Today Staff

U.S. fertility is at an all-time low, but is that a bad thing?
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U.S. fertility is at an all-time low, but is that a bad thing?

Researchers from the Population Studies Center dissect the latest CDC numbers and explain the role of migration patterns, better family planning, and delayed parenthood.

Michele W. Berger

When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint
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When Amazon announced plans to bring its headquarters (seen here) to Seattle a decade ago, it promised eco-friendly infrastructure and encourages a sustainability ethos to go along with it. But according to new research from Penn and others, its arrival likely led to gentrification and stable or increased carbon emissions.

When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint

New research shows that when tech companies move in, they often encourage a sustainability mindset, but lead to gentrification and stable or higher emissions.

Michele W. Berger

From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities
Penn history professor Brent Cebul working with students on wall maps.

With help from the Penn Libraries' staff, Cebul and his students worked with maps in an electronic classroom in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. 

Image: Eric Sucar

From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities

Equipped with SEPTA Key cards, Brent Cebul’s students are taking a deep dive into Philadelphia’s history, looking into the past and present challenges facing cities.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Expert voices 2019: Why cities?
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Expert voices 2019: Why cities?

Housing the majority of the global population, cities have come to define and shape the overarching challenges of the 21st century. The speed and scale of their development is unprecedented, raising complex questions about how to address the changes they bring to communities around the world.

Penn Today Staff

Veteran homelessness down 5 percent, to continue declining each year
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Veteran homelessness down 5 percent, to continue declining each year

The U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veteran Affairs announced that veteran homelessness has decreased 5.4 percent in 2018—bringing the total down to nearly half the number of homeless veterans that were reported in 2010.

Penn Today Staff