Penn in the News

Five fraternity members from Baruch College in Manhattan will face murder charges in Pennsylvania for their involvement in the death of a freshman who was hazed during a rural retreat in 2013, officials said on Monday. A grand jury in Monroe County, Pa., recently recommended that five people face third-degree murder charges and that a total of 37 would face a range of criminal charges, including assault, hindering apprehension and hazing in Chun Hsien Deng’s death.

Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about neural technologies and suggests that the National Institutes of Health establish a permanent neuroethics research program.

Marybeth Gasman and Ginger Stull of the Graduate School of Education share their comments on a report on underfunded tribal colleges.

Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Brain sci-fi can help us see how specific changes in brain function might play out.”

Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School talks about the millennial generation driving the charge for more flexibility from employers in terms of work/life balance.