A new treatment manual by Johanna Greeson, a leading child welfare scholar at Penn,provides child welfare professionals and organizations with the vision and...

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Surprise to some parents, adolescent brains ARE wired for self-control

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The human brain is organized into circuits that develop from childhood through adulthood to support executive function—critical behaviors like self-control, decision making,...

Student Life

Padilla rings in New Year with Ivy ovation

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Kayla Padilla and the women’s basketball team travelled to Hawaii for the New Year and returned to the mainland with their ninth and 10th wins...

Research

The religious battle over birth control and the unpleasant motivation that fueled it

asianct - January 10, 2020 0

Concerns around sex and gender have divided American religious groups for more than a century, but sociologist Melissa Wilde wanted to understand which hot-button...

Research

Self-awareness is the key to more effective team discussions

asianct - January 9, 2020 0

When we’re unsure of an answer to a question or need help solving a problem, we often turn to our coworkers for...

Research

When automotive assembly plants close, deaths from opioid overdoses rise

asianct - January 9, 2020 0

Closing of local automotive assembly plants may lead to increases in deaths from opioid overdose, according to a study led by researchers...

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Coral reef resilience

asianct - January 9, 2020 0

Mass coral-bleaching events, which occur when high ocean temperatures cause coral to expel the algae that dwell inside them, are a relatively...

Research

How rituals shape our world

asianct - December 20, 2019 0

From graduations to wedding ceremonies, baby showers to retirement parties, our lives are ordered by a series of rituals. But how do...

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Understanding how information flows into and out of Gitmo

asianct - December 19, 2019 0

The United States detention center at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base has a library for detainees that includes thousands of books. Noam Chomsky’s...

Research

Equal health care for all: A philosopher’s answer to a political question

asianct - December 18, 2019 0

Should access to health care, especially in life-threatening situations, depend on whether you can afford it? Absolutely not, says Robert C. Hughes, Wharton...

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