Penn in the News

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.

J.D. Foster of the School of Veterinary Medicine is highlighted for working with the dialysis center at Penn’s Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital.

Here at bucolic Sweet Briar College, equestrians awaken at dawn and trek to the stables to ride on 18 miles of trails through wooded countryside, fields and dells. Women study on the boathouse dock at sunset, as geese squawk over a lake. Pearls are still in fashion, and men must have escorts. Students call it “the pink bubble.” Now, all of a sudden, the bubble has burst.

Flaura Winston of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about ADHD and driving.

As Virginia State Police, elected officials and many others try to understand how a University of Virginia student wound up on a Charlottesville sidewalk, bloody and prone, one piece of the puzzle is conspicuously absent: body-camera footage.

Provost Vincent Price is interviewed on education in an interconnected global environment.

Cassie Mogilner of the Wharton School suggests focusing on the importance of time as a resource.

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited for his research on the success of “givers” and “takers” in the workplace.

Susan Margulies of the Perelman School of Medicine speaks on the difficulty of studying brain injuries in infants.

Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication is quoted about personalized pricing for online shopping.