Penn in the News

Jonah Berger of the Wharton School comments on viral Web sensations.

Anthony Fabricatore of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for his 2011 review of various weight-loss methods and symptoms of depression in obese people.

Is Dan Jones this year's Teresa Sullivan? On Friday, the state higher education board in Mississippi announced, without detail on why, that it would not renew the contract of Jones, who has been chancellor of the University of Mississippi since 2009. The news surprised Jones as well as faculty and student leaders at the university, where many think he has been highly successful -- on academic issues and finances.

Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about researching how walking by green spaces reduces stress.

The police here said Monday that they had found “no substantive basis” to support a Rolling Stone magazine article depicting a horrific gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house and that a four-month review had identified serious discrepancies in the account by a woman identified as Jackie, who refused to cooperate with their investigation. After a review of records and roughly 70 interviews, Police Chief Timothy J.

Last month’s announcement that Sweet Briar College will close sounded the alarm at many small liberal-arts colleges nationwide. The challenges faced by the Virginia college are by no means unique. By one estimate, about 250 institutions could face a similar fate.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School offers advice on how to get hired for employment after the age of 50.

On the surface, at least, the cheerful gathering of Sweet Briar College graduates had all the trappings of an alumnae happy hour: name tags, hugs, introductions and bubbly recollections about the school that shaped who they have become. But this fundraiser had a grim purpose: to save their beloved school from closure, one dollar at a time.

Is Dan Jones this year's Teresa Sullivan? On Friday, the state higher education board in Mississippi announced, without detail on why, that it would not renew the contract of Jones, who has been chancellor of the University of Mississippi since 2009. The news surprised Jones as well as faculty and student leaders at the university, where many think he has been highly successful -- on academic issues and finances.

Rolling Stone magazine plans to publish an external review of a widely disputed article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia “in the next couple of weeks,” its managing editor, Will Dana, said on Sunday. The 9,000-word article, which was published in November, was based on the account of a female student who described being sexually assaulted by seven men in a dark room during a fraternity house party.