The Fear Factor in Breast Cancer The New York Times The Fear Factor in Breast Cancer Robert Aronowitz of the School of Arts and Sciences authored an opinion piece on existing in a state of uncertainty when dealing with cancer.
How Some Professors Deploy Mobile Technology in Their Teaching Chronicle of Higher Education How Some Professors Deploy Mobile Technology in Their Teaching Students in Ronald A. Yaros’s Info 3.0 class at the University of Maryland at College Park this fall will use a smartphone app specifically designed for practically everything in the course: Writing blog posts, sending tweets, and shooting video interviews.
Could Income-Share Agreements Help Solve the Student Debt Crisis? The Washington Post Could Income-Share Agreements Help Solve the Student Debt Crisis? Anyone who is unaware that we face a massive problem involving college student debt, contact Earth at your first convenience.
This Study Tried to Improve Our Ability to Predict Major Geopolitical Events. It Worked. Vox.com This Study Tried to Improve Our Ability to Predict Major Geopolitical Events. It Worked. The Wharton School's Philip Tetlock is the subject of this article on his prediction project.
Genetically Inclined to Learn Inside Higher Ed Genetically Inclined to Learn A study released today has found that an individual’s genetic makeup can have a direct effect on the level of education achieved by that individual, the first time that researchers have found such a relationship.
Quest to Put a Value on Medical Research Illustrates the Difficulties of Trying Chronicle of Higher Education Quest to Put a Value on Medical Research Illustrates the Difficulties of Trying The long-term flattening of the U.S. public investment in medical research is well-recognized. But less is known about a trickier question: Are the available dollars being spent any more efficiently?
FDA Approves Female Libido Pill, But Includes Safety Warnings Newsworks (WHYY-FM) FDA Approves Female Libido Pill, But Includes Safety Warnings Perelman School of Medicine's Philip Hanno and
Will Turning Google Into Alphabet Let Founders Play Again? San Francisco Chronicle Will Turning Google Into Alphabet Let Founders Play Again? David Hsu of the Wharton School comments on the business strategies of Google.
Not Just Research Inside Higher Ed Not Just Research It’s no secret that science courses, particularly at the first- and second-year levels, can be dry. The classes are big, the content is wide but typically shallow, and professors often resort to lectures.
New Debt Relief Rules Coming Inside Higher Ed New Debt Relief Rules Coming The Obama administration is planning new regulations that will set clearer standards for discharging the federal student loans of defrauded borrowers and give the U.S. Department of Education new tools to recoup money from colleges where it finds misconduct.