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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Colleges Often Give Discounts to the rich. But here’s one that gave up on ‘merit aid.’
The open secret of higher education is that private colleges competing for students often slash prices for families wealthy enough to pay full tuition. Some dangle “merit aid” to lure academic stars. Others use discounts to ensure that they enroll enough affluent students to meet their revenue targets.
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Audio: Brainy or Brawny? For Ants, It Comes Down to More Than DNA
Daniel Simola, Roberto Bonasio and Shelley Berger of the Perelman School of Medicine are highlighted for research in ant epigenetics.
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FAQ: Best Colleges Rankings vs. Obama’s College Rating Framework
The U.S. Department of Education has released a framework that describes how the administration will execute its new college rating system, first proposed in August 2013.
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Make the MOOC Work for You
Robert Ghrist of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Arts & Sciences is featured for teaching a MOOC on calculus.
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Trump is staking out his own universe of ‘alternative facts’
Cristina Bicchieri of the School of Arts & Sciences offered some theories about President Trump’s continued appeal to his supporters. Research has shown that political conservatism is correlated to an intolerance for uncertainty, which supports “the general notion that conservative voters would enjoy Trump’s simple and ‘certain’ declarations about the world,” she said.
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Does health care law protect emergency abortion?
Allison Hoffman of Penn Carey Law says that the federal emergency-care law trumps state law, but notes that it’s difficult to predict the outcome when such a case reaches the Supreme Court.
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Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly—a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
Rachel McFadden of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute writes that “tranq” wounds—characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue—have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs. [This article contains graphic images.]
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A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help
In an Op-Ed, doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design discusses the progress and potential of a new Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia.
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‘This disaster is not over’: Post-flooding perils endanger Vermont as more rain could inundate already deluged cities
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on a “perfect storm” that is leading to deadly flooding in some places while scorching other with record-breaking heat.
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More Men, Younger Americans Having Joint Replacement Surgery
Matthew Sloan of the Perelman School of Medicine suggested that the decline in age for joint-replacement surgeries may be tied to “increasing obesity or increased access to care in a generation that desires to maintain an active lifestyle into their retirement years.”