Penn in the News

Clinton College Affordability Plan to Include No-tuition, No-loan Guarantees (+Video)

The Transportation Barrier

 Shreya Kangovi of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the difficulties surrounding patients who do not have proper transportation access to medical assistance.

A Prudent College Path

Will Megyn Kelly’s Question About Women Derail Donald Trump’s Candidacy?

 Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on Donald Trump’s comments about women during the Republic primary debate.

When We All Become Part of a Big Experiment

 Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authors an op-ed about hitchBOT.

The Dean of Sexual Assault

It Pays to Give Thanks at the Office

 Adam Grant of the Wharton School explains how he divides people into three categories: givers, takers and matchers.

Chancellor’s Surprise Resignation May Not Quell Controversy at Illinois

 Phyllis M. Wise, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said on Thursday that she would resign her post next week following a controversial year at the state’s flagship institution. The timing of the move surprised some senior administrators and faculty members, even though it followed a tumultuous period in which the university has faced widespread criticism over the chancellor’s decision to effectively rescind a job offer to a controversial scholar. The university also has recently come under fire for its treatment of athletes.

Female Visibility Matters

 Salamishah Tillet of the School or Arts & Sciences pens an op-ed about Sandra Bland and the #SayHerName campaign.

Crick and Watson Rejected?

 “A double helix? Bit speculative.” “I regret to say that we cannot offer publication at this time. While your model is very appealing, referee three finds that it is somewhat speculative and premature for publication.” No doubt most scientists have been on the receiving end of similar comments from journal editors, but surely Francis Crick and James Watson’s landmark 1953 papers on the structure of DNA would be immune to such quibbles?