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  • Private Colleges’ Police Departments Prepare for More Public Disclosure
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    Private Colleges’ Police Departments Prepare for More Public Disclosure

    By calling on private-university police forces to expand the range of records they make available to the public, Ohio and Texas are joining a group of states in which lawmakers and the courts have brought reporting requirements at private institutions in line with standards at public ones. The new standards — which arrived in Ohio through a Supreme Court ruling and in Texas through a bill passed by state lawmakers — show broader nationwide conversations about police authority and transparency are trickling down to college campuses.

    Jun 9, 2015

    Study: Organ Donation Rates Vary Greatly Throughout U.S.
    PhillyVoice

    Study: Organ Donation Rates Vary Greatly Throughout U.S.

    David Goldberg of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about participating in a collaborative study that revealed that organ donation rates vary throughout the United States.

    Jun 9, 2015

    Audio: Online Health Searches Aren’t Always Confidential
    “All Things Considered,” National Public Radio

    Audio: Online Health Searches Aren’t Always Confidential

    Doctoral candidate Timothy Libert of the Annenberg School for Communication is interviewed about what happens with health information that people search online.

    Jun 8, 2015

    Reducing Hazardous Noise Levels Can Save Your Heart
    Reuters

    Reducing Hazardous Noise Levels Can Save Your Heart

    Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study that revealed how reducing daily noise levels would reduce the number of people with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

    Jun 8, 2015

    SAT Scores in Question After Misprint in Instruction Booklet
    The Wall Street Journal

    SAT Scores in Question After Misprint in Instruction Booklet

    Some students taking the SAT college-entrance exam Saturday had extra time to complete a section of the test because of a misprint in an instruction guide, at least briefly calling into question the validity of scores for nearly half a million test-takers. Shortly before noon EDT on Saturday, the Educational Testing Service, which administers the SAT on behalf of the College Board, notified the test maker that there was a printing error in the test booklets distributed to students in the U.S., according to a statement posted on the College Board website Sunday evening.

    Jun 8, 2015

    New Texas Law Will Allow Concealed Weapons on Campuses. Now What?
    Chronicle of Higher Education

    New Texas Law Will Allow Concealed Weapons on Campuses. Now What?

    Now that Texas legislators have passed a law allowing concealed weapons to be carried at colleges throughout the state, campus leaders, professors, students, and safety officials will turn to debating what areas of their campuses can be declared gun-free, and how much of each campus can be a designated a gun-free zone. Administrators will have over a year to devise new policies to comply with the legislation, which the state’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, has said he will sign. Private colleges and universities will have the option of opting out of the requirement.

    Jun 8, 2015

    When Pain Persists After Breast Cancer Surgery
    The New York Times

    When Pain Persists After Breast Cancer Surgery

    Rosemary Polomano of the School of Nursing talks about women who are not informed of the risks or ways to reduce risks of pain after a mastectomy.

    Jun 8, 2015

    How National Security Gave Birth to Bioethics
    TheConversation.com

    How National Security Gave Birth to Bioethics

    Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the impact of national security on the birth of bioethics.

    Jun 8, 2015