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The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science
Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School is cited for publishing a study that revealed racial and gender disparities in faculty mentoring.
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The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science
When it comes to science, women and men remain unequal. And while stories about overt harassment dominate the news, a host of researchers are teasing out the subtle reasons for why inequalities exist. Cassidy R. Sugimoto is one of them. An associate professor of informatics at Indiana University at Bloomington, Ms. Sugimoto is an expert at prying stories from the data hidden in the authorship pattern of studies. She has now discovered a way to peer back into the structures of labs themselves. And she’s been surprised by what she’s seen. As a forthcoming paper by Ms.
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Penn Scientists Find Dopamine Bursts Aren’t Just for Happy Times
John Dani of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “We know that dopamine reinforces ‘rewarding’ behaviors, but to our surprise, we have now shown that situations that animals learn to avoid are also regulated by dopamine.”
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Networking in the ‘Girls’ Lounge’
Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School is quoted about gender equality initiatives.
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My Brilliant (White Male) Professors
For years, critics have pointed to flaws in the reliability of RateMyProfessors, which remains popular with many students. As far back as 2006, for example, a study found that students gave the highest ratings to professors seen as easy graders or good-looking. But a new study raises the possibility that students are not equal opportunity in what they write in their anonymous reviews. And while those reviews may not be used officially, they can easily reflect what students write on their official evaluations of faculty members.
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New Tests May Help Combat Melanoma, Expert Says
Emily Chu of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about using genetic and molecular tests to help diagnose and treat melanoma skin cancer.
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How Can We Promote Gender Equality in the Workforce?
Research by Robert Jenson of the Wharton School on the economic opportunities for women in India is cited.
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Debating Trump: Whatever Happened to Civility in Politics?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about civility during political debates.
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What It Took to Resolve a Federal Sexual-assault Investigation at UVa
When efforts to resolve a federal investigation into how the University of Virginia handled reports of sexual violence began in earnest last spring, campus officials were corresponding with a lawyer in a U.S. Department of Education field office. By the time the case was resolved in September, tense legal wrangling had reached the highest levels of the university, the state, and the federal agency.
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Paying Employees to Lose Weight
Mitesh Patel, David Asch and Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School write about using financial incentives to motivate employees to lose weight.