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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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A British Campus in California
A British university plans to build a 6,000-student campus just outside Sacramento. The University of Warwick announced on Thursday that it has entered into a partnership with the University Development Trust, a nonprofit organization that is providing land and funding for the endeavor.
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Audio & Video: Dogs, They’re Just Like Us
James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses his work on how human behavior can influence pet dogs’ behavior.
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Which GOP Candidate Will Adopt the “Three-Parent Embryo”?
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences blogs about Republican candidates and their stance on the concept of a “three-parent embryo.”
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3 Questions That Predict Your Financial Future
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School is cited for co-authoring a report about retirement planning decisions.
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Specializations, Specialized
Massive open online course providers such as Coursera have long pointed to the benefits of the data collected by the platforms, saying it will help colleges and universities understand how students learn online.
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Audio: When Science Meets Politics
David Levitan of the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s SciCheck is featured.
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Private Colleges Scrambling to Comply With New Child Abuse Protection Law
Should a 17-year-old college freshman be considered a child? Pennsylvania says yes, and that has some of the state’s colleges and universities scrambling to figure out how to comply with a new child abuse protection law. The law, Act 153, requires more extensive child abuse background checks for employees and volunteers who have “routine interaction” with children, including a 17-year-old freshman.
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Why Eggs and Other Cholesterol-laden Foods Pose Little or No Health Risk
Dan Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how cholesterol is produced in your blood.
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A College Coach Goes to the Mat for a Son Accused of Sexual Assault
College wrestling coaches typically do not send young men the message that they’re at risk of becoming helpless victims. But C.D. Mock, the head wrestling coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has mounted a very public campaign to do just that.
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Nagging Patients Aren’t to Blame for Overtesting in Medicine
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on leading a study about cancer patients requesting medical treatment.