Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change Penn Law reactions to SCOTUS EPA ruling on climate change The Supreme Court announced its decision on West Virginia v. EPA, which limits the EPA’s authority to curb power plant emissions.
How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life Teens who experienced gas price shocks of the 1970s drive less in later years, according to experts at Wharton and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Course shows students how Washington really works (Homepage image) Penn students took Amtrak to Washington every Friday for the class, held at the Penn Biden Center, across from the U.S. Capitol. Course shows students how Washington really works Penn and George Mason University students traveled to Washington, D.C. every Friday this spring for a class that gives the inside scoop on policymaking inside the Beltway.
Islands on the climate front line Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left). Islands on the climate front line Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis.
Philly’s return of masks gets both eyerolls and support from residents. Can health officials bridge this divide? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Philly’s return of masks gets both eyerolls and support from residents. Can health officials bridge this divide? Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is featured in a story about Philadelphia’s impending return to mandatory masking in indoor public places. Anti-LGBTQ measures Marchers make their way toward the St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, March 12, 2022 during a march to protest the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed by Florida's Republican-led legislature and now on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. (Image: Courtesy Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP) Q&A Anti-LGBTQ measures Penn Law’s Tobias Wolff discusses the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a Texas directive on transgender children. Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children The survey data come from the fifth wave of the Annenberg Science Knowledge survey, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults empaneled by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in April 2021 to track attitudes and behavior in the pandemic. Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended Pilar Gonalons-Pons of the School of Arts & Sciences said the immediate impact of letting the child tax credit expire proves that “keeping children in poverty is a policy choice.” “When we use these tools, the damaging experience of poverty among children can be remedied. When we don’t, we allow it to continue,” she said. A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School said a pilot program that uses a land trust model to create affordable housing units in Philadelphia could help residents. “I think of it as one more financing tool in the toolkit, and one that should absolutely be explored and tested,” he said. Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Penn In the News The New York Times Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Martha J. Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences commented on a study that found alleviating maternal poverty with cash assistance increased brain activity in babies. “It’s proof that just giving the families more money, even a modest amount of more money, leads to better brain development,” she said. Load More
Anti-LGBTQ measures Marchers make their way toward the St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, March 12, 2022 during a march to protest the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed by Florida's Republican-led legislature and now on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. (Image: Courtesy Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP) Q&A Anti-LGBTQ measures Penn Law’s Tobias Wolff discusses the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a Texas directive on transgender children.
Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children The survey data come from the fifth wave of the Annenberg Science Knowledge survey, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults empaneled by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in April 2021 to track attitudes and behavior in the pandemic.
Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended Pilar Gonalons-Pons of the School of Arts & Sciences said the immediate impact of letting the child tax credit expire proves that “keeping children in poverty is a policy choice.” “When we use these tools, the damaging experience of poverty among children can be remedied. When we don’t, we allow it to continue,” she said. A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School said a pilot program that uses a land trust model to create affordable housing units in Philadelphia could help residents. “I think of it as one more financing tool in the toolkit, and one that should absolutely be explored and tested,” he said. Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Penn In the News The New York Times Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Martha J. Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences commented on a study that found alleviating maternal poverty with cash assistance increased brain activity in babies. “It’s proof that just giving the families more money, even a modest amount of more money, leads to better brain development,” she said. Load More
A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A pilot project to address the affordable housing crisis in Philly hits delays and opposition Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School said a pilot program that uses a land trust model to create affordable housing units in Philadelphia could help residents. “I think of it as one more financing tool in the toolkit, and one that should absolutely be explored and tested,” he said. Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Penn In the News The New York Times Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Martha J. Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences commented on a study that found alleviating maternal poverty with cash assistance increased brain activity in babies. “It’s proof that just giving the families more money, even a modest amount of more money, leads to better brain development,” she said. Load More
Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Penn In the News The New York Times Cash aid to poor mothers increases brain activity in babies, study finds Martha J. Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences commented on a study that found alleviating maternal poverty with cash assistance increased brain activity in babies. “It’s proof that just giving the families more money, even a modest amount of more money, leads to better brain development,” she said.