5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How to Deal With Digital Distractions
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says, “People who take notes on computers are transcribing, and people taking notes by hand tend to be choosing more.”
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Making Office Hours Matter
If you are like me, you spend the majority of your office hours staring at the door, willing your students to walk in and use the time you set aside for their benefit. Why is it that so few of them take advantage of this time, and how can we get more of them to do so?
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Black Students Are Less Likely to Get Suspended When They Have Black Teachers
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on how improving working conditions can help with minority teacher retention.
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Stuck in Traffic? How to Handle SEPTA Strike Stress
Michael Thase of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on coping with the stress of the SEPTA workers strike.
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Science Says This Is the Best Motivation to Exercise
Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about people using competition as a motivation to exercise.
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US Election: Where You Can ‘Write In’ a Name on Ballot
Rogers Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the odds of a write-in candidate winning the presidential election.
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Audio: Preservation of the Lazaretto, America’s Oldest Surviving Quarantine Center, Finally Gets Underway
David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the preservation and future of the Lazaretto.
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Video: Penn Makes Smallest Self-powered Flying Robot
Matt Piccoli, a graduate student in Mark Yim’s ModLab in the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for creating the world’s smallest controllable flying vehicle.
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Ancient Images Uncovered Near Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb
Josef Wegner of the Penn Museum is quoted about leading an excavation in Egypt where a tableau was uncovered.
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When Latina Student Wrote ‘Hence,’ Her Professor Assumed Plagiarism
An exchange between one professor and one student at Suffolk University has set off a nationwide online discussion over the assumptions faculty members may bring to interactions with minority students.