11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Penn Names Steve Donahue Head Basketball Coach
Steve Donahue has been named the new head coach for men’s basketball.
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Questions on Money, Influence and Competence
Students at Brown University are raising questions about an investigation and hearings involving a reported drugging and sexual assault on campus last fall. Neither of the accused students -- one man accused of the drugging, and a different man accused of assault -- was found guilty. Supporters of the two women involved called the investigation “haphazard” and said the university’s hearing process was deeply flawed.
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Rutgers to Offer Course at the Jersey Shore This Summer
If you need to take college courses in the summer, what better place to do it than the New Jersey shore? Rutgers University for the first time will offer 17 Jersey Shore-based courses, beginning this summmer, the university announced Monday. The decision followed a university poll of more than 4,500 students; 1,200 or nearly 27 percent said they’d be interested in earning credit for seaside learning.
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For Rubio and Others, Turning Ideas Into Law Is a Daunting Task
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center talks about the difficulties minority lawmakers face when trying to turn their ideas into law.
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Higher Financial Literacy Would Benefit Everyone
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School is cited for her research on financial literacy.
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Video: Study: E-cigarette Ads Spur Tobacco Cravings
Erin Maloney and Joseph Cappella of the Annenberg School for Communication discuss their research on the use of electronic cigarette advertisements.
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SAE Chapters in California Have Faced Discipline Over Rule Breaking
Well before the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in Oklahoma became infamous for videotaped racist chants, SAE chapters in California were involved in numerous serious incidents, including a hazing death, the closing of two houses and disciplinary sanctions for drinking and conduct problems.
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Ideas for Philly’s Forgotten Underbelly
Stefan Al of the School of Design comments on city planning in Philadelphia.
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Satirists, Led by Muslims, Find Much to Mock in ISIS
Marwan Kraidy of the Annenberg School for Communication says, “Satire really reflects the power, the political balance of power in a society, more than any kind of cultural taboo.”
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HUP Doctors and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Compare Notes on Treatment and Recovery
Douglas Smith of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests the best way for medical professionals to help traumatic brain injury patients.