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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Chinese Investors Tense as Stocks Tank Again
Marshall Meyer of the Wharton School is quoted about the Chinese stock market.
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A Professor Just Gave Us a Brutally Honest Assessment of Killer Robots
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on autonomous weapons.
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Affirmative Consent: Are Students Really Asking?
Tyler Frahme, a University at Albany junior, had never even heard of affirmative consent, the unequivocal O.K. to sex that is mandated by state law. Nor was he in the habit of asking women for permission to proceed at every new juncture of sexual activity.
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John Oliver Shows Power, Limits of Entertainers
Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about comedian John Oliver’s influence on politics and public policy.
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How to Help Others the Right Way
Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited for his book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success.
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‘Enough IS enough’: Colleges Don’t Need More Sex-assault Legislation
More than half of the states considered legislation this year aimed at preventing or coping with campus sexual assault, and experts predicted more will continue to weigh in on an issue that keeps making headlines. That’s welcome news to many who worry about how to combat this problem — and concerning to others, who think layering laws and regulations on colleges could just confuse things. Kevin Kruger, the president of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, offers his opinion:
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Praluent Looks Cheap to Those With Extreme Cholesterol
Daniel Soffer of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the costs of cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent.
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Obama’s Higher-Ed Home Stretch
American higher education is failing “far too many of our students,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan was scheduled to say Monday, as he calls for colleges to be held more accountable for graduating students with high-quality degrees that lead to good jobs. In a speech outlining the higher education priorities of the Obama administration as it enters its final 18 months in office, Duncan will say it is time to “go further” than discussions about rising levels of student loan debt. He will urge a shift toward focusing on degree completion and educational quality.
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Drexel Partners to Graduate “Peace Engineers”
A new program at Drexel University will teach the art of conflict management to engineers with the goal of preparing them to work in countries prone to conflict. It's peace-building, one brick at a time, under Drexel's new partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace's non-profit arm, PeaceTech Lab. Drexel is the lab’s first academic partner in the effort to create “humanitarian engineers” who are focused on supporting peace - socially, economically, educationally and now technically.
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It’s Not Just You: Philly Restaurants Are Getting Louder
Linda Ronis-Kass of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for sitting on a panel about noise in restaurants.