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India Ranks 4th in Number of Thinktanks
James McGann of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the ranking of think tanks in India.
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U-Md.’s Credibility Questioned After News Released Touting Chocolate Milk
The bulletin atop a University of Maryland news release was provocative: “Concussion-related measures improved in high school football players who drank new chocolate milk, U-Md. study shows.” But an update posted below that finding in late December added a backpedaling caveat rarely seen from a major research university: “This press release refers to study results that are preliminary and have not been subjected to the peer review scientific process.”
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U. of Alabama Activists Renew a Long Conversation About Race
Colleges nationwide are reckoning anew with race and diversity this school year as students demand steps to curb incidents of hate and discrimination and promote a more inclusive campus culture. Protesters toppled leaders of the University of Missouri, who were perceived as unresponsive to their concerns. They also won agreement from Princeton to review how it honors Woodrow Wilson, a university president and U.S. president who was an advocate for racial segregation.
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Nation’s Prominent Public Universities Are Shifting to Out-of-state Students
America’s most prominent public universities were founded to serve the people of their states, but they are enrolling record numbers of students from elsewhere to maximize tuition revenue as state support for higher education withers. The shift has buttressed the finances and reshaped the profile of schools across the country, from the University of California’s famed campuses in Berkeley and Los Angeles to the universities of Arkansas, Oregon, Missouri, South Carolina and numerous other places.
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Penn Museum Moves History (Carefully) to Make Way for Future
The preservation process and removal of Museum artifacts due to the demolition of the Penn Tower complex are highlighted.
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Video: Delicate Process of Preserving Artifacts as Things Get Shaky at Penn Museum
Bob Thurlow of the Museum and Patrick Dorris of Penn Medicine talk about the process of preserving museum artifacts amidst the demolition of the nearby Penn Tower.
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Annuities as an Alternative to Shaky Markets? Not So Fast
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring research on annuities.
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Philadelphia Residents Unlikely to Contract Zika Virus
Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about the Zika virus.
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Professors as Purveyors of Praise
Oklahoma Wesleyan University President Everett Piper posted a message on his college’s website titled “This Is Not a Day Care. It’s a University!” in response to a student who was offended during a sermon and feeling victimized. He declared that his university is not a “safe place” and excoriated the student for being self-absorbed and narcissistic. With a tough-love stance, he recommended that the sensitive student consider going elsewhere for his education. Students in higher education are becoming increasingly vocal and powerful with requests for more sensitivity to their needs.
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Black Student Union Urges UC Irvine To Dismantle Its Police Department
The Black Student Union at UC Irvine is calling for the university to dismantle its police force, which the student organization alleges has failed to address safety concerns for black students on campus. The group sent a letter to campus administrators Monday demanding that the police department and any additional "paramilitary force presence" be abolished in three to six months. "The university does not adhere to black student concerns … regardless of instances of black death and police violence," the letter states.