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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Budget Bill Rider Would Allow Student Debt Collectors to Robocall Your Cellphone
Tucked into the congressional budget deal is a provision that would let companies robocall Americans’ cellphones to collect any money owed to or guaranteed by the government, including federal student loans, mortgages and taxes. The proposal would amend a law that consumer advocates say protects Americans from being harassed or inundated with text messages and calls that could run up their cellphone bills. “This will unleash numerous unwanted calls to cellphones,” said Margot Saunders, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.
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The New Bolivia
Doctoral candidate Emmerich Davies and Tulia Falleti of the School of Arts & Sciences are highlighted for co-authoring a paper about institutional reform in Bolivia.
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What Are Some ‘Better’ Sweets For My Child's Teeth?
Connie Killian of the School of Dental Medicine is the author of this piece with advice on healthy treats for teeth.
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How Much for a Name?
When donors give $100 million to an institution, many expect gratitude, not criticism. But a recent nine-figure donation to New York University’s engineering school garnered the latter after many students and alumni balked at the name change that came along with the gift.
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Go ‘Dancing with Droids’ at North Philly’s Victorian-era science museum
Adelheid Voskuhl of the School of Arts and Sciences will speak about Victorian-era attitudes toward automata.
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Sorry, You Probably Can’t Sleep Just 6 Hours a Night
David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for his comments about how humans currently face “dissimilar and ‘perhaps more nagging stressors’ than our ancestors did” that affect our sleep patterns.
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5 Nightmarish Side Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the affects of sleep deprivation.
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Can India Really Be the ‘Next China’?
Geoffrey Garrett of the Wharton School is the author of his article on the predicted growth of India.
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Robotic Systems in 2034
Daniel Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science writes about the future of robots.
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Presidential Debates Have Become Must-Watch Television
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg School for Communication is quoted on the entertainment and educational value of watching the U.S. presidential debates.