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As Campus Fears Rise, So Do Efforts to Enact School Gun Laws
When Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation this month banning concealed weapons on school campuses, the nation was in the midst of one of the worst spasms of gun violence at colleges in recent years. There were three such shootings, including one in Oregon that left 10 people dead, as the bill sat on Mr. Brown’s desk. But the new California law went against the grain of what lawmakers in many other states have sought to do.
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VCs Should Treat Investments in Food-tech as Charity & Move On
Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School writes about issues in India’s food tech sector.
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Audio: Is Wall Street Eating Your 401(k) Nest Egg?
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School analyzes and talks about the 401(k) plan offered to employees of a small company named MITGI.
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What America’s Happiest Workplaces Have in Common
Sigal Barsade of the Wharton School is quoted about company-wide congeniality.
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Can Mental Health System Meet Growing Demand for Older Patients?
Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the demand for psychiatrists to treat older patients.
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Villanova U. Will Add Armed Cops
Because of rising concerns about college campus safety nationwide, Villanova University announced Monday that it will add armed police officers to its campus, beginning in Fall 2016. The Catholic university currently has a 75-member public safety department, responsible for patrol, investigations, parking enforcement, residence hall and building security, crime prevention and special-event security. But the department’s security officers can’t use lights or sirens when responding to an emergency on the 260-acre, Main Line campus, said Villanova spokesman Jonathan Gust.
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The Truth About Tuition
In the college tuition game, the sticker prices are usually fake, but the money students and families pay is real. It's also often borrowed, leading to debts that make it difficult for graduates to start a family, buy a home, or take a risk on a business or career. Because there are too many losers in this game, it's encouraging that one local college has stopped playing.
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Sperm RNAs Transmit Stress
Tracy Bale of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for researching how an increase in microRNAs in sperm from stressed mice can lead to stress response in adult offspring.
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Your Tweets Tell Data Miners How Much Money You Have
Daniel Preotiuc-Pietro of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured for studying how Twitter behavior can predict users’ income level.
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Dilemmas From Day 1
When transgender students fill out college applications, they often run into trouble right out of the box — or, rather, in the box that students typically must check to indicate their biological gender. The gender identities of some people may not conform to a binary of biological male or female, much less align with what’s listed on their birth certificates. Colleges also expect potential students to enroll under the legal name that matches their government-issued ID and school records, not the name they may have chosen to represent their gender identity.