Articles by Noah Lewine
04/21/20 7:53pm
Phila. Mayor Jim Kenney urges Trump to provide more emergency funding to cities
Kenney wrote the city is incurring “extraordinary expenditures” while also facing significant declines in tax revenue as businesses remain closed during Philadelphia’s stay-at-home order. 04/07/20 8:06pm
Philadelphia Eagles owner donates $1 million to Penn Medicine for coronavirus research
Penn Medicine will use the donation to establish the COVID-19 Immunology Defense Fund to focus on testing healthcare workers for immunity, developing a vaccine, and testing other drugs' effectiveness in fighting the virus. 04/05/20 11:00pm
Penn Medicine to begin clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment
The clinical trials will begin next week and will attempt to determine if the drug can treat already infected people or help prevent infection altogether. 03/31/20 10:34pm
Philadelphia unable to use local hospital for coronavirus patients due to steep rent cost
Hahnemann University Hospital closed in September 2019 when owner Joel Freedman requested the city $1 million a month for rent. The hospital will remain closed and unable to treat coronavirus patients. 02/27/20 7:29pm
FDA accuses fast food chain Jimmy John’s of serving food linked to E. coli and salmonella
None of the Jimmy John’s locations mentioned in the warning letter from the FDA are in the state of Pennsylvania. 02/12/20 11:38pm
Pa. sues Juul Labs for marketing e-cigarettes to teens, contributing to vaping epidemic
Pennsylvania’s lawsuit seeks to ban all Juul products in the state. 11/21/19 8:40pm
Penn study finds local diversity did not increase Trump support in the 2016 election
The study found little evidence to support the idea that the increased diversity benefited Trump relative to past Republican candidates. 11/14/19 12:50am
This Penn religious fellowship teaches undergrads about Jewish values in the workplace
The weekly seminar — Jewish Executive Track — brings in Jewish executives and managing directors to speak about their experiences in the business world. 11/03/19 6:06pm
Philadelphia district attorney endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he supported Warren’s ideas for promoting economic justice and fighting racial profiling, as well as her desire to lift up lower-income families. 10/28/19 10:50pm
Penn Common Cents club teaches undergraduates about personal finance
Penn Common Cents, founded this fall by College sophomore John Ta, is the first club at Penn dedicated to teaching financial literacy to undergraduates. 09/25/19 9:52pm