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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Racism a Lingering Problem Among Collegiate Millenials
Kayla Tarrant loves the University of Maryland.
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To Resurrect a College, Supporters Need More Than Nostalgia
Mary-Linda Merriam Armacost of the Graduate School of Education comments on the challenges colleges face.
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Penn Doctor: Fear ‘Definitely Hampered’ Response to Ebola
Trish Henwood of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for her trips to Liberia to help fight the Ebola outbreak.
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Audio: Is There a Criminal Brain? And Can It Be Modified?
Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine talks about his latest research on preventing violence by increasing nutritional supplement intake.
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To Improve Higher Education, Scale Back Federal Involvement
America’s colleges and universities are terribly inefficient and excessively expensive, foster relatively little learning and ability to think critically, and turn out too many graduates who end up underemployed.
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Audio: Rotting Teeth, Black Lungs, Mouth Blisters…Will Those Images Stop You From Smoking?
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses the effectiveness of graphic photo labels on cigarette packs.
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Who’s Taking MOOCs? Teachers
In free online courses offered by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, teachers are increasingly the students. A study by the two universities has found that teachers are enrolling in their MOOCs in high numbers. The study examines data from some one million MOOC students who enrolled in courses at edX, the nonprofit learning platform started by Harvard and MIT.
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Controlling Public Opinion: What the Debate over ‘The Dress’ Reveals
Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the regulating public opinion.
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ICUs Give Life-saving Treatment to Many Patients With ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders
Scott Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about “do not resuscitate” orders and whether the location of the patient affects the decision to still receive CPR.
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Transforming Nursing Home Care
Mary Ersek of the School of Nursing penned an op-ed about making changes to nursing home care.