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Philadelphia issues apology for decades-old prison experiments

PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical experiments a University of Pennsylvania faculty member of 50 years performed on Holmesburg Prison inmates between the 1950s and 1970s.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates

The city of Philadelphia issued an apology more than four decades after unethical medical experiments were allowed to be performed on mostly Black inmates at the city's since closed Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s to the 1970s

The Independent UK

Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies

The SEC’s proposed new rules, which would require public corporations to disclose climate-related information, have been criticized by industry groups

The Guardian - US

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Musk’s ex-girlfriend auctions off mementos of relationship

Jennifer Gwynne began dating Musk while he was a science student at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994

Evening Standard

Cable news – not social media – divides

Turns out that online news consumers are exposed to more opposing views, while TV news watchers rarely stray

Salon

Editorial: Want to attract more teachers to the profession? Pay them more

Oprah Winfrey said her fourth-grade teacher created a “spark for learning” and is why she had a talk show. Lin Manuel-Miranda said arts education “saved his life” and cited his sixth-grade music teacher. John Legend said his English teacher pushed him to apply for a scholarship to the University of…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Federal investigation follows retraction of five animal experimentation papers

Oversight review into US research on newborn piglets led by Prof William Armstead, which has been called ‘utterly reprehensible’

The Guardian - US

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Six benefits that the metaverse offers to colleges and universities

Even though it’s unclear what exactly the metaverse is and whether it even exists, colleges and universities have jumped onto the metaverse bandwagon. They have augmented in-person and remote video learning with features such as gamified interactive virtual worlds, virtual reality and mixed reality.

The Conversation

Sunscreen is crucial for public health — it must be safe for the environment, too

A new study finds an urgent need for more information about whether these chemicals threaten aquatic life on a broad scale.

Inverse

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

PHILADELPHIA — Did evil scientists intentionally release monkeypox?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ivy League university set to rebury skulls of Black people kept for centuries

University of Pennsylvania houses remains at Penn Museum, where they form a collection once used to justify white supremacy

The Guardian - US

Penn’s medical school formalizes its partnership with HBCUs in pursuit of greater diversity

PHILADELPHIA — Aspiring doctor Danielle Johnson is spending her summer at the University of Pennsylvania, researching how to get more people of color to participate in clinical trials aimed at improving treatment of heart disease so they are proportionately represented.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn law dean seeks ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax

Controversial University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax, whose “racist speech” and inflammatory comments have long generated criticism, once allegedly suggested that it was “rational” to fear Black men in elevators and that Mexican males were more likely than other men to assault women.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

University of Pennsylvania nominates trans swimmer Lia Thomas for 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Swimmer Lia Thomas, who became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship earlier this year, has been nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

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Do you know shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss your teeth?

With an aim to automatically practice rinsing, brushing, and flossing teeth, a multidisciplinary team from University of Pennsylvania invented a shapeshifting robotic microswarm device. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

MGU to collaborate with University of Pennsylvania

Project aims at preserving the cultural heritage of fishing communities in Kerala

The Hindu

The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality

The central argument of Almåsa et al., that this is seen in countries with weak institutions, is corroborated in India

Benzinga

Happy Birthday Elon Musk: 51 Facts And Figures About Tesla, SpaceX CEO On His 51st Birthday

One of the world’s most well-known CEOs, Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, in South Africa and is celebrating his 51st birthday in 2022. Known for his use of memes on social media, including mentions of popular jokes involving 69 and 4/20, it might come as a surprise that…

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Research behind COVID vaccines reaps close to $1 billion in royalties for Penn

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has reaped extraordinary financial gain from COVID-19 vaccines — approaching $1 billion since the beginning of last year — thanks to patents on a process Penn researchers developed more than 15 years ago.

Roll Call

Will the Democrats’ working-class strategy pay off? - Roll Call

Democrats have long known they have trouble attracting working-class voters. Will recent candidates and outreach pay off in 2022?

WEKU

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events

The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.

The New Daily

Transgender swimmers must prove childhood transition

Transgender swimmers will be required to prove they did not go through puberty as a male before transitioning to a female.

The Guardian - US

Bid to recall San Francisco DA could be bellwether for progressive prosecutors

Chesa Boudin says effort to oust him, backed by wealthy donors, is part of ‘Republican-led playbook’

360info

How Russia quietly built its allies since the Cold War

Despite widespread sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, Russia still has many allies. This is how Russia built relationships from the ashes of the Cold War.

The Independent UK

Who are Joe Biden’s children?

The stories of Beau, Hunter, Naomi and Ashley Biden

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