Political Correctness at Princeton: When It Comes to Free Speech, They're No Tigers NJ.com Political Correctness at Princeton: When It Comes to Free Speech, They're No Tigers Alan Kors of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on free speech vs. hate speech.
A Digital Reboot of Humanities at U of Penn Newsworks (WHYY-FM) A Digital Reboot of Humanities at U of Penn Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about Penn’s newly announced Price Lab for Digital Humanities.
Yale Medical School’s Request to Expand Campus Program Online is Denied The New York Times Yale Medical School’s Request to Expand Campus Program Online is Denied The Yale University School of Medicine and 2U, an education technology company, have been denied accreditors’ permission to offer a physician assistant master’s degree online as an expansion of an existing campus degree program. Yale’s announcement of the program in March was heralded as evidence that even the nation’s most prestigious universities were moving toward online degrees.
Has Conversion Therapy Finally Met Its Demise? Philadelphia Inquirer Has Conversion Therapy Finally Met Its Demise? Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine is the author of this article on the practice of “curing” homosexuality.
An Apple a Day Keeps Scientists Close at Hand Business Day An Apple a Day Keeps Scientists Close at Hand Kathryn Schmitz of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the use of apps to recruit test subjects.
Penn Hosts Capital Project Session for Minority-owned Businesses Philadelphia Tribune Penn Hosts Capital Project Session for Minority-owned Businesses Glenn Bryan of Government and Community Affairs, Michael Dausch of Facilities and Real Estate Services and
Student Coalition at Stanford Confronts Allegations of Anti-Semitism The New York Times Student Coalition at Stanford Confronts Allegations of Anti-Semitism The debate over what constitutes anti-Semitism has spilled into Stanford University’s student government election, with a Jewish student claiming that she was asked how her Judaism affects her view of divestment from Israel, morphing what was a contest about campus issues into a fierce discussion on identity and loyalties.
New Study Shows How Thinking Less Can Enable Faster Learning Forbes New Study Shows How Thinking Less Can Enable Faster Learning Danielle Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted on her research on graphing brain activity.
Jeffrey Immelt Is Putting His Own Stamp on Jack Welch’s G.E. The New York Times Jeffrey Immelt Is Putting His Own Stamp on Jack Welch’s G.E. Michael Useem of the Wharton School is quoted on the success of G.E.’s executive leaders.
Lung Cells Can Regenerate Themselves, Finding Could Bring New Disease Cures Tech Times Lung Cells Can Regenerate Themselves, Finding Could Bring New Disease Cures Jon A. Epstein of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on his research on cell development in the lungs.