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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
The Phi Kappa Psi brothers sat together in a bedroom, turning the glossy magazine pages as they absorbed the account of a gang rape that allegedly took place within the brick walls around them. The University of Virginia students read the Rolling Stone article that November night in complete surprise. A U-Va.
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Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli comments on campus expansion and growth.
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Irina Marinov of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about climate change.
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Michael Useem of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on open office floor plans.
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When Roche left its sprawling campus in northern New Jersey two years ago, it was part of a broader challenge for the state—filling the cavernous centers that once housed the booming pharmaceutical industry.
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One by one, the glass ceilings of academia are vanishing. Elizabeth Garrett, president-elect of Cornell University, will become the first woman to lead that school when she takes office in July. But in the Ivy League, such firsts have become almost commonplace. What may be more significant: Garrett’s ascension will mean women are at the helm of half of the eight Ivy League schools. She joins Christina H.
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More than a dozen of the nation's top research universities have declined an offer by the Association of American Universities to anonymously survey their students about the prevalence of sexual assault on campus. Fifteen of the AAU’s 60 U.S.
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Dean Eric Furda of Admissions provides advice to high school students about the college application process.
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Skipping class undetected for a game of ultimate Frisbee might become a thing of the past as more universities adopt mandatory-attendance policies and acquire high-tech trackers that snitch when students skip. At Villanova University, student ID cards track attendance at some lectures.
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For four straight years recently, despite annual budget cutbacks, the National Institutes of Health managed to record steady gains in a critical measure: the share of its main grant awards won by new scientists.