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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Affirmative Consent: Are Students Really Asking?
Tyler Frahme, a University at Albany junior, had never even heard of affirmative consent, the unequivocal O.K. to sex that is mandated by state law. Nor was he in the habit of asking women for permission to proceed at every new juncture of sexual activity.
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We May Have Been Wrong About How African Pygmies Grow
Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about there being very few studies of Baka, African Pygmies.
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Why Drexel U. Tames Its Application Monster
When applications fall, trouble often follows. So when Drexel University saw about half as many applicants this year as last, it braced for a smaller freshman class — and less revenue. In June the institution laid off a few dozen employees, part of a restructuring plan already underway to save $18 million while reducing tuition increases. Those cuts went hand in hand with a new enrollment strategy, says John A. Fry, the university’s president: "We were trying to hedge our bets, knowing we were going to be in uncertain territory." Still, he’s confident.
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Why DARPA Is Paying People to Watch Alfred Hitchcock Cliffhangers
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for co-authoring a paper titled, “Neuroscience, Ethics and National Security: The State of the Art.”
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‘Enough IS enough’: Colleges Don’t Need More Sex-assault Legislation
More than half of the states considered legislation this year aimed at preventing or coping with campus sexual assault, and experts predicted more will continue to weigh in on an issue that keeps making headlines. That’s welcome news to many who worry about how to combat this problem — and concerning to others, who think layering laws and regulations on colleges could just confuse things. Kevin Kruger, the president of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, offers his opinion:
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Praluent Looks Cheap to Those With Extreme Cholesterol
Daniel Soffer of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the costs of cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent.
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Obama’s Higher-Ed Home Stretch
American higher education is failing “far too many of our students,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan was scheduled to say Monday, as he calls for colleges to be held more accountable for graduating students with high-quality degrees that lead to good jobs. In a speech outlining the higher education priorities of the Obama administration as it enters its final 18 months in office, Duncan will say it is time to “go further” than discussions about rising levels of student loan debt. He will urge a shift toward focusing on degree completion and educational quality.
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Drexel Partners to Graduate “Peace Engineers”
A new program at Drexel University will teach the art of conflict management to engineers with the goal of preparing them to work in countries prone to conflict. It's peace-building, one brick at a time, under Drexel's new partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace's non-profit arm, PeaceTech Lab. Drexel is the lab’s first academic partner in the effort to create “humanitarian engineers” who are focused on supporting peace - socially, economically, educationally and now technically.
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It’s Not Just You: Philly Restaurants Are Getting Louder
Linda Ronis-Kass of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for sitting on a panel about noise in restaurants.
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George Washington University Applicants No Longer Need to Take Admissions
George Washington University dropped its testing requirement for most freshman admissions Monday, becoming one of the largest and most prominent schools to declare that its applicants don’t have to take the SAT or ACT. The announcement from the private university in the nation’s capital underscores a growing belief in some college admission circles that standardized tests are a barrier to recruiting disadvantaged students.