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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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To Feed More, Food Pantries Learn From Supermarkets
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy comments on how cash donations are more helpful than food donations.
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Widening Wealth Gap
When Harvard University’s endowment fell by more than $10 billion during the 2008 financial crisis, it was a blow to the institution. But a lot of college presidents across the country considered the loss -- and the remaining $26 billion in Harvard’s endowment -- and thought that perhaps there were worse problems to have. Harvard’s endowment has since rebounded.
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What You Didn’t Know About that Mad Men Encounter Group
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the characteristics of an encounter group that was replicated in an episode of the television show, “Mad Men.”
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Survey: Aging America Comes With Greater Sense of Duty by Children
Frank Furstenberg of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “The family is very actively involved in supporting both the elderly and the young. It’s a challenging task and it’s going to get more challenging.”
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‘Simple and Seamless’ or ‘Significant Obstacle’?
Academic, library and technology organizations are denouncing a new sharing and hosting policy adopted last month by publisher Elsevier, saying it undermines open-access policies at colleges and universities and prevents authors from sharing their work. Elsevier, which publishes thousands of journals, introduced the policy last month.
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Graduation Day: At 80, Penn Grad Enjoys Commencement She’d Missed Decades Earlier
Merle Zucker, 80 years old, is featured for participating in commencement as a representative of her original Class of1956.
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Audio: Penn’s School of Medicine – Nation’s Oldest – Turns 250
Gail Morrison of the Perelman School of Medicine and Mark Frazier Lloyd of University Archives talk about the school’s 250th anniversary.
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‘We Need to Take a Look at the Data’: How 2 President Grad Students Upended a Blockbuster Study
This week David Broockman received his doctoral degree. He also helped persuade one of the most respected political scientists in the country to ask a prestigious academic journal to retract one of its most buzzed-about studies from last year.
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Video: ISIS Sells Relics on Black Market to Fund Attacks
Katharyn Hanson of the Museum’s Penn Cultural Heritage Center talks about ISIS’ threat to the ancient city of Palmyra and ways to protect its ruins.
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New Luxury Rental Projects Add to Rent Squeeze
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School is quoted about the influx of luxury rental housing and how that impacts rental choices for middle-class and young workers.