11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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U.C.L.A. Faculty Approves Diversity Requirement
Proposals to require students to take a course related to diversity have been controversial on many campuses.
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New Study Shows How Thinking Less Can Enable Faster Learning
Danielle Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted on her research on graphing brain activity.
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Jeffrey Immelt Is Putting His Own Stamp on Jack Welch’s G.E.
Michael Useem of the Wharton School is quoted on the success of G.E.’s executive leaders.
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Lung Cells Can Regenerate Themselves, Finding Could Bring New Disease Cures
Jon A. Epstein of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on his research on cell development in the lungs.
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Medical Executive Quits U-Va. Governing Board, Blasts Administration On Way Out
A longtime medical executive is quitting the University of Virginia’s governing board, with a parting blast at the university’s leadership over a decline in research funding and a recent tuition increase.
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The Physician's Bow Tie: Fashion Statement or Practical Measure?
Harvey Rubin of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the choice of doctors’ neckwear.
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China’s Defense Industry Growing, but Still Not a Threat to the West
Joseph E. Lin of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses China’s defense exports.
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An Arc of Outrage
Slowly at first and then in a rush came stories of women who were raped in college.
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A Professor Hates Tenure So Much That He’s Making a Federal Case Of It
James Wetherbe, a professor of information technology at Texas Tech University, used to hear this kind of comment all the time when he gave speeches to business leaders about innovation and how changes could eliminate jobs while ensuring more production: “Easy for you to say — you’ve got tenure!”
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S. Phila. Refinery Creates Toxic Air as Well as Jobs
Marilyn Howarth of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the affects on air quality by new development in Philadelphia.