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Domenic Vitiello’s ‘Sanctuary City’
A group of people carrying plastic bags cross a dirt road towards a bus

Migrants are loaded onto a bus for the U.S. Border Patrol detention center on the second day of the implementation of the “Credible Fear and Asylum Processing Interim Final Rule” on June 1, 2022 in La Joya, Texas. “A majority of people in this country believe that there is a quote, invasion at the southern border,” Vitiello says.  (Image: John Lamparski/NurPhoto via AP)

Domenic Vitiello’s ‘Sanctuary City’

In a book talk at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, Domenic Vitiello discussed immigration and community.

Kristina García

Bail reform and public safety
Aerial street view of a Penn law building on a city corner.

Bail reform and public safety

A Quattrone Center study has found that misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas have had a positive impact on public safety.

From Penn Carey Law

Building bridges, locally and abroad
Ibrahim Bakri sits on a bench in front of wooden double doors and a red brick building

Ibrahim Bakri is the assistant director at the Middle East Center.

Building bridges, locally and abroad

From the Middle East Center to a think tank in the United Arab Emirates, Ibrahim Bakri is using his various roles to make connections personally, academically, and professionally.

Kristen de Groot

Many people don’t know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

Many people don’t know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center believes that the high number of people unsure about monkeypox represents an opportunity for persuasive public health messaging.

1 in 5 Americans fears getting monkeypox, but many know little about it
Microscopic view of monkeypox cells.

1 in 5 Americans fears getting monkeypox, but many know little about it

As COVID cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant, the public has voiced concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center