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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Video: How Chile Bounced Back From Its Big Quake
Michael Useem of the Wharton School is interviewed about Chile’s recovery from a massive earthquake.
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Study Questions Close Monitoring of Thyroid Growths
Anne Cappola of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on monitoring thyroid growths.
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How the Internet Was Saved…and Why the Battle Continues
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to pass strong net neutrality protections.
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Wolf Calls on State Colleges to Freeze Tuition
After years of flat or declining funding, Pennsylvania’s state universities and community colleges would see significant increases in their budgets under Gov. Wolf’s proposed spending plan unveiled Tuesday. But as Wolf said in his budget address, there are strings attached: He asked the colleges to freeze tuition for next year. “And I expect them to answer that call,” he said.
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Jews Need Not Apply?
A University of California at Los Angeles student was nearly denied a position on the student government’s judicial board last month after student representatives questioned whether her ties to the Jewish community were a conflict of interest. The sophomore candidate, Rachel Beyda, originally failed to win the majority she needed to serve. She was later unanimously approved for the position, after a faculty member intervened.
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Northwestern Exports to Qatar Its First U.S. – Style Law School
Northwestern University School of Law will help launch a graduate law school in Doha, Qatar, that will be the first program of its kind in the Middle East. Last week, Hamad bin Khalifa University announced the launch of the program, which will begin classes in the fall and offer juris doctor degrees, the standard at U.S. law schools.
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In Football, Stigma of Concussion Creates Incentives to Hide It
Medical professionals in many big-time college football programs are using deliberately vague language about head injuries or avoiding mention of concussions on injury reports as public scrutiny of the problem has increased.
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HWKN Unveils Design for “Pennovation Center” in Pennsylvania
The designs for the new Pennovation Center are featured.
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Students Find Howard University’s Tuition Freeze ‘Reassuring’
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on tuition freezing and what that means for students attending historically black colleges and universities.
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Bump Up the Incline: High-intensity Workouts May Fight Diabetes
Raza Ahmad of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for studying the health benefits of intense workouts.