11/15
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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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This University Ad Full of Hot People Making Out Will Make You Feel Things
The University of Moncton in Canada released this ad, meant to attract prospective students. It’s full of sexy co-eds doing sexy things.
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Inclusive Dialogues
A student group at Mount Holyoke College has decided to cancel its annual performance of The Vagina Monologues, saying the play excludes the experiences of transgender women who don’t have a vagina.
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Why Obama Ignored Housing in State of the Union
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School comments on President Obama’s omission of housing in the State of the Union address.
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UC Coaches’ Financial Bonuses May be Tied to Athletes’ Grades
Coaches are among the most highly-paid employees in the University of California system, with hefty bonuses if their teams have good seasons and win championships. On Wednesday, UC officials debated how to add another factor to coaches' compensation — and it has nothing to do with how well their teams perform. The university is moving to link student athletes' grades and graduation rates to the bonuses that coaches can receive.
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Forget the Excuses: There’s No Substitute for Sleep
Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine answers questions about the importance of sleep.
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Raymond Perelman Gives $50M to Children’s Hospital
Philadelphia philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman has given $50 million to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which will name an eight-acre portion of its University City campus in his honor. The gift, to be announced Wednesday, equals in size the biggest Children's has ever received, and brings Perelman's total announced donations in the Philadelphia region to $339 million.
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Tweets Can Better Predict Heart Disease Rates Than Income, Smoking and Diabetes, Study Finds
Graduate student Johannes Eichstaedt of the School of Arts & Sciences is featured for researching how emotional language used on Twitter in specific locations predicts heart disease rates in those areas.
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‘Patriotism Abroad’
A core assumption of international education is that more conversations between domestic and foreign students will result in mutual understanding and more positive, friendly feelings. But what if those conversations, when they happen, result instead in retrenchment? What if they leave a bitter taste behind?
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Brown and Duke Crack Down on Illegal Activities at Parties
Brown and Duke universities — two of the nation’s elite schools — are cracking down on illegal behavior at parties this semester, with each college sanctioning fraternities in the past week as part of an effort to curb excessive drinking and address sexual assault.
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Preservation and Contemporary Design for 36th and Walnut
The design for the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics is highlighted.