11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Audio: Fitness Tracker? Check. Getting Fitter? Not So Much.
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about the impact of wearable fitness trackers on exercise behavior.
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Video: Do We Need President Obama to Talk About Race Again?
Thomas Sugrue of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the discussion President Obama has provoked when he has spoken out about race.
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Campus Debates on Israel Drive a Wedge Between Jews and Minorities
The debates can stretch from dusk to dawn, punctuated by tearful speeches and forceful shouting matches, with accusations of racism, colonialism and anti-Semitism. At dozens of college campuses across the country, student government councils are embracing resolutions calling on their administrations to divest from companies that enable what they see as Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians.
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2015’s Best & Worst Cities to Start a Career
Barbara Hewitt of Career Services answers questions about choosing the best city in which to begin a career.
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Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
Paul Rozin of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on Americans who refuse to try recycled water.
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Why the New York Fed Should Not Be Reined In
David Zaring of the Wharton School writes about the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s place on the Federal Open Market Committee.
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Berkeley to Stop Adding Lecture Videos to YouTube, Citing Budget Cuts
Since well before MOOCs emerged, the University of California at Berkeley has been giving away recordings of its lectures on YouTube and iTunesU. In fact, Berkeley has become one of the most-generous distributors of free lectures on the web, adding some 4,500 hours of video per year. But that web channel, webcast.berkeley.edu, will soon stop adding fresh content.
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PSU Board Adds Women, But Lacks Racial Diversity
Pennsylvania State University’s board of trustees will add four new female board members, increasing its gender diversity, which several female members had raised as an issue. But the way things stand now, come July, the state’s flagship university will have no African American trustees.
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Office Whiners: 5 Ways to Shut Them Up
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School offers advice on how to deal with workplace complainers.
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What Off-Season?
At a recent panel discussion organized by the Big 12 Conference, a moderator asked four college athletes what they thought of a number of proposals to reform college athletics. Getting rid of late evening games? The athletes said they like playing during prime time. Realigning the conferences so that athletes don’t have to travel so far? The athletes said they enjoy traveling across the country.