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  • Nina Simone’s Time Is Now, Again
    The New York Times

    Nina Simone’s Time Is Now, Again

    Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the legacy of singer Nina Simone.

    Jun 19, 2015

    Arizona’s Online Holdout
    Inside Higher Ed

    Arizona’s Online Holdout

    The University of Arizona, the last holdout in a state investing heavily in distance education for undergraduates, will this fall join the state’s other public universities in offering online bachelor’s degrees, as UA Online opens its virtual doors. UA's in-state competitors -- Arizona State and Northern Arizona University -- have already established themselves in that market.

    Jun 18, 2015

    Nip. Tuck. Or Else.
    Time

    Nip. Tuck. Or Else.

    David Sarwer of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on plastic surgery trends.

    Jun 18, 2015

    Another Challenge on Campus Sexual Assault: Getting Minority Students to Report It
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    Another Challenge on Campus Sexual Assault: Getting Minority Students to Report It

    Reporting a campus sexual assault can be difficult, even traumatic, for any student. But for minority students who have been assaulted, speaking up can be an especially daunting prospect. Many of those students may simply not know how to go about reporting an assault. Many more may not feel that the conversations about sexual assault that have cascaded across campuses over the last year even apply to them, experts say. Increasingly, advocates for sexual-assault victims wonder: Are colleges doing enough to bring those minority students into the fold?

    Jun 18, 2015

    University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute
    The New York Times

    University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute

    With hometown companies like Amazon and Microsoft, this bustling region on the Puget Sound easily ranks in the top tier of technology hubs in the United States. But the area lags its peers in one glaring way: It is home to a single major research university, the University of Washington, while nearly every other big technology scene in the country has at least two. For years, that weakness has stoked local unease about whether the gap between the supply of people with computer-related degrees and the surge in demand for those skills could impede the region’s economy.

    Jun 18, 2015

    Penn Chaplains Team Up for Triathlon
    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Penn Chaplains Team Up for Triathlon

    University chaplain Charles Howard, chaplain Kameelah Rashad and Rabbi Josh Bolton are highlighted for plans to complete Philadelphia’s TriRock Triathlon as a relay team.

    Jun 18, 2015

    Hyperlipidemia May Hike Risk of Allograft Rejection
    Reuters Health

    Hyperlipidemia May Hike Risk of Allograft Rejection

    Deirdre Sawinski and Jonathan Maltzman of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on how environmental factors can alter the response to organ transplantation.

    Jun 17, 2015