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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Yale Medical School’s Request to Expand Campus Program Online is Denied
The Yale University School of Medicine and 2U, an education technology company, have been denied accreditors’ permission to offer a physician assistant master’s degree online as an expansion of an existing campus degree program. Yale’s announcement of the program in March was heralded as evidence that even the nation’s most prestigious universities were moving toward online degrees.
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Has Conversion Therapy Finally Met Its Demise?
Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine is the author of this article on the practice of “curing” homosexuality.
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An Apple a Day Keeps Scientists Close at Hand
Kathryn Schmitz of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the use of apps to recruit test subjects.
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Penn Hosts Capital Project Session for Minority-owned Businesses
Glenn Bryan of Government and Community Affairs, Michael Dausch of Facilities and Real Estate Services and
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Student Coalition at Stanford Confronts Allegations of Anti-Semitism
The debate over what constitutes anti-Semitism has spilled into Stanford University’s student government election, with a Jewish student claiming that she was asked how her Judaism affects her view of divestment from Israel, morphing what was a contest about campus issues into a fierce discussion on identity and loyalties.
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New Study Shows How Thinking Less Can Enable Faster Learning
Danielle Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted on her research on graphing brain activity.
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Jeffrey Immelt Is Putting His Own Stamp on Jack Welch’s G.E.
Michael Useem of the Wharton School is quoted on the success of G.E.’s executive leaders.
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Lung Cells Can Regenerate Themselves, Finding Could Bring New Disease Cures
Jon A. Epstein of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on his research on cell development in the lungs.
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Medical Executive Quits U-Va. Governing Board, Blasts Administration On Way Out
A longtime medical executive is quitting the University of Virginia’s governing board, with a parting blast at the university’s leadership over a decline in research funding and a recent tuition increase.
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The Physician's Bow Tie: Fashion Statement or Practical Measure?
Harvey Rubin of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the choice of doctors’ neckwear.