Women Are Saving Money Thanks to Expanded Birth Control Coverage National Public Radio Women Are Saving Money Thanks to Expanded Birth Control Coverage Doctoral candidate Nora Becker of the Perelman School of Medicine and Wharton School is quoted about studying the money spent on birth control by American women.
Vandalism or Protest? Inside Higher Ed Vandalism or Protest? When someone spray painted "KKK," "Black Lives Matter" and "Murderer" on the base of a statue of a Confederate soldier at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, people took to social media to discuss the incident. Many -- including those who want the statue removed -- criticized the tactic, calling it vandalism. Some comments were quite critical of whoever wrote those things, with many comments assuming they were students. "What's even worse that [sic] the vandalism is proof of failed educations provided to @UNC students.
Video: Health: Menopause & ADHD Drugs CBS Philadelphia Video: Health: Menopause & ADHD Drugs C. Neill Epperson of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug being used to help improve cognitive issues related to menopause.
From CCP to Oxford Scholar Philadelphia Inquirer From CCP to Oxford Scholar Alum Larry Liu is featured as a transfer student from the Community College of Philadelphia. Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School is also quoted.
My Q and A With Sleep Expert Mathias Basner on the Science of Sleep Huffington Post My Q and A With Sleep Expert Mathias Basner on the Science of Sleep Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about sleep deprivation, the relationship between work and sleep and other topics about the science of sleep.
Finding Which Doctors Are in Obamacare Networks Is Difficult Philadelphia Inquirer Finding Which Doctors Are in Obamacare Networks Is Difficult Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Janet Weiner of Medicine are highlighted for studying how many doctors were in the health-insurance networks available to customers receiving health-care via the Affordable Care Act.
What Uber Can Learn From Airbnb’s Global Expansion The New York Times What Uber Can Learn From Airbnb’s Global Expansion Gerald Faulhaber of the Wharton School says, “Any government can shut you down, so you have to be willing to play the regulatory game.”
TCNJ Creating New STEM Complex Philadelphia Inquirer TCNJ Creating New STEM Complex The College of New Jersey is about to give a big boost to its science and tech facilities. New buildings for the Ewing school’s science programs — anchored by an 89,000-square-foot STEM center — will increase TCNJ’s science-related space by nearly 60 percent when construction is complete in August 2017. Altogether, the project will cost more than $75 million, the school said, with $40 million coming from the “Building Our Future Bond” approved by voters in 2012 for capital projects at colleges in the state.
Video: Seeking Happiness at Work? Try These Simple Practices to Turn It Around Today.com Video: Seeking Happiness at Work? Try These Simple Practices to Turn It Around Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on how the heart can benefit from happiness.
Embedded Conflicts Inside Higher Ed Embedded Conflicts The Human Terrain System set off intense debates among anthropologists and other social scientists when the U.S. Army in 2005-6 introduced the idea of embedding scholars with military units in Iraq and Afghanistan. In theory, the scholars would help the military understand ethnic groups that were mysterious to soldiers, potentially saving the lives of Americans and those who lived in the region. But from the program's start, many anthropologists and others saw the program as a violation of their disciplines' ethical standards.