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.
Finding Which Doctors Are in Obamacare Networks Is Difficult Philadelphia Inquirer Finding Which Doctors Are in Obamacare Networks Is Difficult Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Janet Weiner of Medicine are highlighted for studying how many doctors were in the health-insurance networks available to customers receiving health-care via the Affordable Care Act.
What Uber Can Learn From Airbnb’s Global Expansion The New York Times What Uber Can Learn From Airbnb’s Global Expansion Gerald Faulhaber of the Wharton School says, “Any government can shut you down, so you have to be willing to play the regulatory game.”
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.
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.
Making Title IX Work Inside Higher Ed Making Title IX Work The intersection of campus police investigations and college disciplinary investigations into sexual assault is still a confusing mix at many institutions, but Susan Riseling, the chief of police and associate vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has a few ideas about how make the relationship work.