11/15
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Barnes & Noble to Spin Off College Bookstores Unit
Barnes & Noble said on Thursday that it would spin off its college bookstores business into a separate publicly traded company, changing up its breakup plans. Originally, the retailer had planned to part with the education division as part of a spinoff of its Nook business, made up in large part of its struggling e-reader device.
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Race and Crime Alerts
The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday that it would limit when its crime alerts include references to a suspect's race.
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Report Slams U.S. Ebola Response and Readiness
President Amy Gutmann, chair of President Obama’s bioethics commission, says “The Ebola epidemic in western Africa overwhelmed fragile health systems, killed thousands of people and highlighted major inadequacies in our ability to respond to global public health emergencies.”
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Neuroscience Is Coming to the Law. Can We Keep Politics Out of It?
Dena Gromet of the Wharton School co-authors an article about neurolaw.
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Snowy Owls, Rarity in Phila. Region, Back for Second Winter
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on the condition of snowy owls recovered from New England in comparison to those found in Philadelphia.
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Documentary on Campus Sex Assault Opens in New York and California
“The Hunting Ground,” a documentary that provides first-hand accounts from numerous women and men about sexual violence on college campuses, opens Friday in selected theaters in New York and California and was previewed this week at the White House.
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A Distinction Washington U. Wants to Lose: Least Economically Diverse
Over the past several decades, Washington University in St. Louis has evolved from a locally oriented institution to one of national prominence. It has built dozens of gleaming new buildings and established academic programs that are now ranked among the country’s best. More than nine in 10 of its students graduate in four years. And, with an endowment of $6.7-billion, it is now one of the wealthiest colleges in the nation.
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Penn-led Bioethics Panel Calls American Ebola Quarantines Too Restrictive
President Amy Gutmann, chair of President Obama’s bioethics commission, discusses the panel’s recommendations on the 21-day quarantines of those exposed to Ebola.
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Design of Pennovation Center Gets Approval From Penn Board
President Amy Gutmann is quoted about the Pennovation Center design.
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How Twitter Is Changing the National Common Core Debate
Jonathan Supovitz of the Graduate School of Education is mentioned for analyzing tweets about the Common Core State Standards.