Video: Seeking Happiness at Work? Try These Simple Practices to Turn It Around Today.com Video: Seeking Happiness at Work? Try These Simple Practices to Turn It Around Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on how the heart can benefit from happiness.
Embedded Conflicts Inside Higher Ed Embedded Conflicts The Human Terrain System set off intense debates among anthropologists and other social scientists when the U.S. Army in 2005-6 introduced the idea of embedding scholars with military units in Iraq and Afghanistan. In theory, the scholars would help the military understand ethnic groups that were mysterious to soldiers, potentially saving the lives of Americans and those who lived in the region. But from the program's start, many anthropologists and others saw the program as a violation of their disciplines' ethical standards.
Technology Experts Hit Back at FBI on Encryption The Wall Street Journal Technology Experts Hit Back at FBI on Encryption Matthew Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is cited for contributing to a paper about encryption.
Harvard Asian-American Bias Complaint Dismissed The Wall Street Journal Harvard Asian-American Bias Complaint Dismissed The U.S. Education Department dismissed a complaint against Harvard University alleging the school discriminated against Asian-American applicants. The government dismissed the suit on June 3 because a similar lawsuit is being considered in federal court. The dismissal was reported earlier Tuesday by Bloomberg.
Bala Cynwyd Woman to Be Honored at White House Philly.com Bala Cynwyd Woman to Be Honored at White House Emily Kramer-Golinkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for being honored as one of nine “Champions of Change” by the White House.
Rule on Financial Products Draws Criticism, Praise Inside Higher Ed Rule on Financial Products Draws Criticism, Praise Virtually every college, company, advocacy group and other party that commented on proposed new federal rules on campus financial products by last week's deadline asserted that it had students' best interests at heart.
The Chinese Mother’s American Dream Chronicle of Higher Education The Chinese Mother’s American Dream Abby Wu and her parents sat side by side on the living-room couch in their apartment. The sun had not yet risen on this chilly December morning, and they would greet one of the most consequential moments in Abby’s young life in their pajamas. Today they would find out if she had been admitted to the college of her dreams, Wellesley, in far-off Massachusetts. It was the culmination of so much: hours of studying for the SAT, draft after discarded draft of personal essays.
Dirty Money Philadelphia Inquirer Dirty Money Louis Rulli of the Law School comments on a case against the Philadelphia district attorney and Pennsylvania’s civil forfeiture law.
As Blacklegged Ticks Migrate, Lyme Disease Follows UPI.com As Blacklegged Ticks Migrate, Lyme Disease Follows Camilo Khatchikian of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on researching the migration of ticks and the disease that has followed this journey.
Egg Producers Buckle Down as Avian Flu Creeps Toward Pa. Philadelphia Inquirer Egg Producers Buckle Down as Avian Flu Creeps Toward Pa. Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine is quoted on the impact bird flu can have on the U.S. poultry business.