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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Hundreds of Thousands of College Students Will Be Asked About Sexual Assault on Campus This Spring
More than 800,000 students at 28 college campuses will be asked about sexual assault this spring, one of the largest surveys ever on the topic.
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Virginia Lawmakers Struggle With Campus Sexual Assault Policy
Virginia lawmakers on Thursday heard two hours of sometimes emotional testimony about campus sexual assault — and then threw up their hands. On the heels of high-profile cases of rape on college campuses, lawmakers are struggling with how to punish the perpetrators without taking away victims’ rights when they are most vulnerable.
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‘Big Data’ Coming Soon to Cancer Care in Philly
Bill Hanson of the University of Pennsylvania Health System is quoted about big-data initiatives in medicine.
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The Top Free-Market Institutes: 2014 Rankings
James McGann of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for his work with compiling the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index.
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Obama Presses for Free Community College and Tax Reform
Community colleges were back in the spotlight on Tuesday night, as President Obama plugged his plan to make the institutions free for millions of students. Speaking to Congress and the nation, Mr.
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Video: Health Care…Biggest Revolution in 100 Years: Pro
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School discusses the changes in the health care industry.
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NCAA Says It’s Investigating Academic Fraud at 20 Colleges
UNC, you’re not alone. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is investigating allegations of academic misconduct on 20 campuses, the association’s head of enforcement told The Chronicle on Tuesday.
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NYU Waited Months to Tell Police That a Student Allegedly Set Fire to a Bed with a Girl in It
A New York University student set fire to the bed in his dorm room — where a 19-year-old woman was fast asleep and intoxicated, according to the New York Daily News. The attacker allegedly filmed this all on Snapchat, singing
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Penn Ethicists Call for a Return of the Mental Asylum
Dominic Sisti and Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine and Ezekiel Emanuel of PSOM and the Wharton School discuss their thoughts on returning to mental asylums.
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#ExceptionalCareers Series: How to Be a Creative Altruist
Adam Grant of the Wharton School is mentioned for his book Give and Take.