Penn in the News

The Abramson Cancer Center was mentioned as a site of Vice President Biden’s visit to kick off his initiative to find a cure for cancer.

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education says, “Understanding the complex and unique return on investment for MSIs is essential as these institutions serve the new majority in higher education.”

Erick Guerra of the School of Design comments on the impact self-driving cars can have on urban planning and civil engineering.

Gary Scheib of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was cited and the Abramson Cancer Center, Smilow Center for Translational Research and Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine mentioned as sites of Vice President Biden’s visit to campus.

Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how there is not enough evidence to know if wearable activity trackers transform health behaviors.

Revocation of an honorary degree has risen to the forefront again, occasioned by the recent arrest of Bill Cosby for sexual assault in Pennsylvania in a case for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired. In his lifetime, Cosby has received somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 honorary degrees, and three dozen higher education institutions have not, as of now, rescinded them. It is high time these colleges and universities did so. If ever an easy case for degree revocation existed, this is it.

Samuel Preston of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for co-authoring a study about obesity and morality.

Concussions may currently be the most-talked-about safety issue in college sports, but it’s the mental health of athletes that really keeps the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s chief medical officer awake at night, he said here Wednesday. Speaking to a small crowd at the NCAA’s annual meeting, Brian Hainline, the association’s medical chief, said mental health remains a top concern for the association and its members.

Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School debates about presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s questionable eligibility.

A memory café to support Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers is featured.