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University of Mississippi Lowers State Flag With Confederate Symbol
The University of Mississippi lowered the state flag, which features the Confederate battle emblem, from a prominent place on campus early Monday, responding to growing calls from student leaders for its removal.
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“Non-serious, Non-violent, Non-sexual”: Fixing Our Mass Incarceration Problem Means Getting Past the Easy Steps
Marie Gottschalk of the School of Arts & Sciences shares her thoughts on what is important in terms of criminal justice reform.
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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.
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Can a New Coalition of Elite Schools Reshape College Admissions?
Perhaps the college application process should be preceded by a trigger warning. For students, it’s the season of stress. Admissions deans aren’t so fond of it, either.
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Celebrating the Health Care Innovator Award Winners
Carl June of the Abramson Cancer Center is acknowledged for winning an award for innovation in medicine.
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Study Cites Lower Standards in Law School Admissions
As law schools across the country try to keep their classrooms full, many are admitting students with lesser qualifications, including those with a lower admissions test score — considered an important predictor of whether a graduate will earn the credentials to practice law.
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Sperm Provide Next Generation With More Than Just DNA, Penn Study Finds
Tracy Bale of the School of Veterinary Medicine and her team found that the microRNAs in mouse sperm go on to have a profound effect on the offspring's brain.
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What You Do on Twitter Reveals How Much Money You Make
A study by Daniel Preotiuc-Pietro of the School of Arts & Sciences analyzed more than 10 million posts of 5,191 publicly available Twitter user profiles.
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Field Experts Share Significance of 2016 Health-plan Rate Hikes
Mark V. Pauly of the Wharton School is included in an expert guide to navigating health insurance options.
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About the World Within Us
Daniel Beiting of the School of Veterinary Medicine is interviewed about bacteria, viruses, parasites and other organisms that make up what scientists call our microbiome.