Mentors Help Patients With Rehab and Offer Insider Tips Along the Way The Wall Street Journal Mentors Help Patients With Rehab and Offer Insider Tips Along the Way Judith Long of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for studying the effect of peer mentorship of veterans who are on blood sugar control.
Cuomo, Taking Aim at Campus Sexual Assaults, Calls for a Stricter Law The New York Times Cuomo, Taking Aim at Campus Sexual Assaults, Calls for a Stricter Law Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, appearing at a Manhattan college with Representative Nancy Pelosi, on Monday called for the passage of “the toughest law in the nation” on campus sexual assault, a message aimed at state lawmakers who have expressed some reservations about his proposals. Mr.
The Cost of Private Colleges Isn’t Actually Skyrocketing, These Economists Say The Washington Post The Cost of Private Colleges Isn’t Actually Skyrocketing, These Economists Say Everyone knows that college costs are soaring. One quick look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ price index for college tuition and fees shows that. According to these data tuition costs are rising faster than even medical care. Although this is now the conventional wisdom, it’s quite wrong. We are not the first to point out the problems with the BLS measure of college prices.
Irish Woman Murdered at Duffy’s Cut in 1832 Begins Journal Home NBC Philadelphia Irish Woman Murdered at Duffy’s Cut in 1832 Begins Journal Home Janet Monge of the Museum comments on a person recovered from Duffy’s Cut by a physical anthropologist.
Drugmaker and University Ally to Seek Cure for AIDS The New York Times Drugmaker and University Ally to Seek Cure for AIDS 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.
Audio: Fitness Tracker? Check. Getting Fitter? Not So Much. CBC Radio (Canada) Audio: Fitness Tracker? Check. Getting Fitter? Not So Much. Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about the impact of wearable fitness trackers on exercise behavior.
Video: The Future of Remote Work Is Telerobotics The Wall Street Journal Video: The Future of Remote Work Is Telerobotics 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.
How Philly Doctors Are Saving the World Philadelphia Magazine How Philly Doctors Are Saving the World Trish Henwood, Carl June, Bruce Levine, Pablo Tebas, Philip Johnson,
Video: Do We Need President Obama to Talk About Race Again? “Melissa Harris-Perry Show,” MSNBC Video: Do We Need President Obama to Talk About Race Again? Thomas Sugrue of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the discussion President Obama has provoked when he has spoken out about race.
Campus Debates on Israel Drive a Wedge Between Jews and Minorities The New York Times Campus Debates on Israel Drive a Wedge Between Jews and Minorities 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.