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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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ACT Essay Scores Are Inexplicably Low, Causing Uproar Among College-Bound Students
Penn is one of 426 schools that will neither require nor recommend students take the SAT essay portion of the new test.
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Bringing Medieval Works to the Digital World
Dot Porter of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library comments on Penn’s role as co-leader on a project that will digitalize the largest regional collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the country.
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Overrated Men
Male students appear to consistently and significantly overrate the abilities of other male students, whereas female students showed no such bias, according to a new study in the journal PLoS ONE.
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A Lack of Confidence Is a Surprising Trait of Successful Leaders
The work of Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School the School of Arts and Sciences is discussed in this article on traits of successful leaders.
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Jesse Owens, a Film Hero Once Again
Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts and Sciences reviews the new Jesse Owens biographical film, “Race.”
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Can't Use CPAP? Try These Apnea Remedies
Richard J. Schwab of the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Sleep Center comments on the link between poor sleep and cardiovascular health.
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Suicide, Homicide and the Prevention of Gun Violence
Dan Romer of Annenberg School for Communication writes on the causes and costs of gun violence.
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Audio: The Invention of Time
Vanessa Ogle of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the concept of time.
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Kindness Won’t Cure College Admissions
If you could fix just one of the things that many people think are wrong with American education today, what would it be? Choose revamping the college admissions system and you’d be in distinguished company. A recent report from the Harvard School of Education asserts that some feel-good changes in admissions criteria will readily solve a number of recalcitrant problems.
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6 Character Traits to Consider Before Becoming an Entrepreneur
Adam Grant of the Wharton School comments on identifying which type of failure you are afraid of when considering becoming an entrepreneur.