Penn in the News

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited for his book Give and Take and the “power of the ‘5 minute favor.’”

Are we living through a plague of hypersensitivity? Most readers will be aware of campaigns to dampen hateful speech, to stop "microaggressions," and to get professors to supply students with "trigger warnings" — verbal trailers or coming attractions — when anticipating visual and verbal disturbances. It’s as if we need the equivalent of G, PG, PG-13, R, and X ratings for both texts and talk.

Penn is mentioned for partnering with Novartis to build a research center to work on genetically altering a patient’s immune cells to battle cancer.

Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about the impact of wearable fitness trackers on exercise behavior.

Undergraduate students, including Peter Zachares of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, are featured for creating DORA, a robot that mimics movements and sends visual information through a virtual reality headset.

Trish Henwood, Carl June, Bruce Levine, Pablo Tebas, Philip Johnson, 

Janet Monge of the Museum comments on a person recovered from Duffy’s Cut by a physical anthropologist.

Thomas Sugrue of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the discussion President Obama has provoked when he has spoken out about race.

The debates can stretch from dusk to dawn, punctuated by tearful speeches and forceful shouting matches, with accusations of racism, colonialism and anti-Semitism. At dozens of college campuses across the country, student government councils are embracing resolutions calling on their administrations to divest from companies that enable what they see as Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians.

At a recent panel discussion organized by the Big 12 Conference, a moderator asked four college athletes what they thought of a number of proposals to reform college athletics. Getting rid of late evening games? The athletes said they like playing during prime time. Realigning the conferences so that athletes don’t have to travel so far? The athletes said they enjoy traveling across the country.