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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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3 Bad Infections That Can Floor You
Neil Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on pneumonia.
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25 Years Later, Has Clery Made Campuses Safer?
A masked man pointed a gun at a student and commanded her to get in his car, not far from the center of the University of Connecticut’s campus. The young woman started to obey, but the man had forgotten to unlock the passenger-side door. She screamed and ran toward a university employee nearby. The masked driver sped away. The incident, in 2012, could have ended as a terrifying mystery, with an unknown attacker on the loose.
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Academic Fraud at Syracuse
In 2005, following a season of poor academic performance from his players, Syracuse University’s head basketball coach, Jim Boeheim, hired a new director of basketball operations and gave him an imperative: “fix” the academic problems of his athletes.
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Audio: Penn Trial Suggests ‘Triple Threat’ for Melanoma Patients Could Be Effective
Lynn Schuchter of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the results of a clinical trial that introduces a “triple threat” combination that could be effective in treating melanoma.
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Colleges Not Ready for ‘College Ready’ Common Core
Cecile Sam of the Graduate School of Education says, “There’s still a huge divide between K-12 and higher ed.”
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Protection Without a Vaccine
Philip Johnson and James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine are cited for their research.
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Audio: Alzheimer’s and End-of-life Decisions
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses end-of-life decisions for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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NYU Graduate Students Threaten to Strike
A strike threat hovers over labor talks at New York University this week, more than a year after the school, in a watershed decision, recognized its graduate-student employees as part of a union. Graduate students say the school’s commitment to collective bargaining is ringing hollow, as negotiations that began in 2014 still haven’t led to a contract. To some of them, they are unionized in name only.
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Who Spewed That Abuse? Anoynmous Yik Yak App Isn’t Telling
During a brief recess in an honors course at Eastern Michigan University last fall, a teaching assistant approached the class’s three female professors. “I think you need to see this,” she said, tapping the icon of a furry yak on her iPhone. The app opened, and the assistant began scrolling through the feed.
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Race in Iraq and Syria to Record and Shield Art Falling to ISIS
Katharyn Hanson of the Museum comments on antiquities in Iraq and Syria damaged by extremist group ISIS.