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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The Lives of People With HIV Have Changed Dramatically. How We Treat Them Has Not
Neil Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about how people living with HIV are treated by others.
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Margaret Spellings Reportedly Is Top Contender for U. of North Carolina Presidency
Margaret Spellings, a former U.S. secretary of education under George W. Bush, is a finalist in the search for a new president of the University of North Carolina system, and she will meet with the university’s Board of Governors in an emergency session on Friday, The News and Observer reports, citing unidentified sources “with direct knowledge” of the search. Ms. Spellings is the only candidate scheduled to meet with the board on Friday, the Raleigh newspaper said.
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Not Getting 8 Hours of Sleep? Neither Do Hunter-gatherers
David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine expresses his hesitancy in applying a study’s findings about the sleep patterns of preindustrial, hunter-gatherer societies to people in Western society.
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Miami Dolphins Owner Backs New Effort to Combat Racism
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School is cited for his work with professional football coach Stephen M. Ross’ nonprofit organization aimed at using athletes and sports to combat racism.
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When Overseeing a University System Means Defusing Lawmaker Outrage
Joseph A. DiPietro, president of the University of Tennessee system, has been facing some serious tests of his political skills as controversy has swirled around efforts to make the system’s campuses more diverse and inclusive. On Wednesday, Mr. DiPietro faced intense questioning about the university’s spending on diversity at a hearing of the State Senate’s subcommittee on higher education. Lawmakers there questioned whether the system actually has any measurable goals for its diversity efforts, or whether it will always want to spend more to do more.
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Try, Try Again? Psychologists Question the Value of ‘Grit'
The “grit” study by Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts and Sciences is discussed and challenged.
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These Philly Companies Offer Unlimited Paid Vacation
Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School talks about the purpose of unlimited paid vacation time that some companies offer.
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Where Kindergarteners Can Be Suspended for Calling Out an Answer in Class
Joan Goodman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the “no excuses” model of schooling.
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The Small-world Network of Squash
An article co-authored by Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science about networks of squash players is featured.
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Audio: Liberal: No Longer a Dirty Word?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Democratic voters are not fully embracing “liberal” yet.