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California Considers Taking Custody of Some Street People

The Perelman School of Medicine’s Dominic Sisti weighed in on the move to reopen state facilities for addicted or mentally ill homeless people in California. Sisti said that currently “mentally ill people are still being institutionalized. They are just in jails.”

California Today: Medical Experts Blast U.S.C.’s Silence Over Gynecologist Scandal

Weighing in on allegations of a gynecologist's misconduct at the USC student health center, the Perelman School’s Jonathan Moreno called the state medical board decision not to report Dr. Tyndall “sort of toothless.”

Veterinary experts work to stay ahead of equine doping

As in human sports, unscrupulous practices occasionally make their way into horse racing. Researchers and veterinarians at the School of Veterinary Medicine are keeping an eye on illicit drug use, evaluating samples, and designing tests to maintain the integrity of the sport and keep the competitors safe.

Quayshawn Spencer, an assistant professor in the philosophy department, studies the philosophy of science, biology, and race.

Race has a place in human genetics research, philosopher argues

New research out of the philosophy department argues that certain racial classifications have utility in medical genetics, particularly when considering those classifications as ancestry groups.

Political Stress Test: Trump’s Medical History Becomes Another Divisive Issue

PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on assertions that the president had dictated his own clean bill of health to his personal doctor. Moreno said, if the doctor’s claims are valid, that Bornstein should lose his medical license for knowingly lying.

Division of Public Safety unveils drug drop-off box

A safe site for prescription drug disposal on campus is a major step forward in stemming the opioid epidemic.

Three Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Three faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the Class of 2018 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Keep CRISPR Safe

President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences co-authored an article emphasizing the importance of letting “global scientific and biological ethics communities” lead the charge in facilitating the implementation of gene-editing technology.

The future of technology

As new technologies emerge, they bring with them new ethical challenges. The topic of the future of technology was front and center on day three of the Penn Teach-in.

Opening the Teach-in by breaking down barriers

The first full day of the Penn Teach-in engaged participants with expert panels on vaccine denial and firearm violence, an "evolutionary walk through time," and a dialogue on the production and dissemination of knowledge.

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