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How a Zika Virus Breakthrough Vindicates Stem Cell Research
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences explains how the Zika virus causes brain damage in newborns.
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The Harvard Law Shield Tied to Slavery Is Already Disappearing, After Corporation Vote
The symbol of Harvard Law School is already changing after the Harvard Corporation voted Monday to accept a committee’s recommendation to remove the shield used for 80 years because it does not reflect the values of the school. It was a powerful symbolic decision from one of the world’s most elite universities at a time when campuses across the United States and overseas are debating whether historic symbols, statues and names should be removed because of their ties to racism, or whether that would amount to erasing the past.
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Should Campus Leaders Ever Disinvite a Controversial Speaker?
About one year, almost to the day, after Christina H. Paxson was inaugurated as the 19th president of Brown University, the institution became the latest site in a string of battles on campuses nationwide that boiled down to two questions: Should a college disinvite a controversial speaker, and if so, when? At Brown in the fall of 2013, the speaker was the commissioner of the New York Police Department, Raymond W. Kelly, who oversaw its controversial "stop and frisk" policy, which was widely viewed as racial profiling. Students pushed for Mr.
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How Do You Fight Poverty? With the World’s Biggest Flower Show
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School is cited for publishing a paper showing that greened lots increased the values of adjacent homes.
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Why New York University Fell in the Best Business Schools Rankings
When U.S. News calculates our annual rankings of the Best Graduate Schools, we get all the statistical data we use from the schools themselves. This means U.S. News depends on those schools to provide accurate and complete data in response to our statistical surveys. When a school does not provide data that are used in the rankings methodologies, that can have a significant effect on its position in the rankings.
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Penn Study: Blacks Playing Men’s Hoops, Football Lag Behind in Degrees
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about his research on black male student-athletes and the graduation gap.
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College Savings Plans Are Growing in Popularity and Value, report Says
Families are socking away more money in 529 college savings plans than ever, investing a record $253 billion last year in preparation for the sky-high cost of higher education, according to a report released Tuesday by the College Savings Plans Network. The advantage to 529 plans — named for a section of the U.S. tax code — is that families can invest through such accounts without the earnings being taxed, so long as the funds ultimately are used to pay for college expenses.
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Why Early Risers Tend to Be Healthier
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how fitness trackers can be a good start to influence behavioral change.
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Video: Why Fed Independence Is an Illusion
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on the Federal Reserve prior to its first press conference of the year.
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Sexual Violence: Responding to Reports Is Not Enough
The elevated attention paid to sexual and interpersonal violence, coupled with new legislative requirements, is leading colleges and universities to improve the ways that victims and survivors can report incidents of such violence. Providing additional resources and educating students about reporting options can lead to a significant increase in those reports. That is a positive step forward.