Penn in the News

Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses the effectiveness of graphic photo labels on cigarette packs.

This article contains explicit and potentially offensive terms that are essential to reporting on this situation. Last month, a prisoner serving time at a federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, Penn., was listening to a local radio broadcast when the speakers spat out a string of racist phrases. “Niggers,” one of the voices said. “Black people should be dead,” said another.

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education says, “A lot of faculty are fairly insular, and they like to hire people like them. If you have a majority white faculty, then they tend to hire people like them.”

Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the short and long-term effects of potent drugs on young minds.

Penn’s Department of Public Safety is recognized by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for their work on campus.

Scott Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about “do not resuscitate” orders and whether the location of the patient affects the decision to still receive CPR.

Mary Ersek of the School of Nursing penned an op-ed about making changes to nursing home care.

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on racial tension on college campuses.

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has stoked national controversy and outrage since Gov. Mike Pence signed it into law, on Thursday. Meanwhile, for university leaders in the state, it’s become a public-relations nightmare. The ramifications of the law are unclear.

Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center agrees with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ opposition to school-based drug testing and says, “Random drug testing has no impact on kids’ beliefs about drugs.”