Fragile Mental Health Inside Higher Ed Fragile Mental Health The emotional health of incoming freshmen is at its lowest point in at least three decades, a new survey shows, with students reporting that they're spending more time studying and less time socializing with friends.
Audio: What’s Behind Parents’ Perspectives on Vaccination? Newsworks (WHYY-FM) Audio: What’s Behind Parents’ Perspectives on Vaccination? Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing is interviewed about parent perspectives on vaccines.
Social Trends Form Out of Chaos and Confusion BigThink.com Social Trends Form Out of Chaos and Confusion A study about social trends by Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured.
Endangering a Trust Inside Higher Ed Endangering a Trust Should all professors be required to report student accounts of sexual assault to college officials? A growing number of institutions are saying yes, adopting policies requiring all faculty members and other professional employees -- not just those obligated by law to do so -- to report sexual misconduct to designated administrators, who may then initiate investigations and alert authorities.
Ebola Drug Aids Some in a Study in West Africa The New York Times Ebola Drug Aids Some in a Study in West Africa Susan Ellenberg of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about decisions to offer the drug favipiravir as an Ebola drug treatment.
This Method of Positive Thinking Can Make Sticking to Health Habits So Much Easier Shape Magazine This Method of Positive Thinking Can Make Sticking to Health Habits So Much Easier Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication is cited for studying the effect of self-affirmation on health advice.
Inside Take: How to Build a Bridge to Philadelphia’s Energy Future Philadelphia Magazine Inside Take: How to Build a Bridge to Philadelphia’s Energy Future Mark Alan Hughes of the School of Design writes about the future of Philadelphia as an energy hub.
Poaching Law Students Inside Higher Ed Poaching Law Students Law schools across the country are fighting for transfer students in a testy cat and mouse game that involves some questionable practices. In cities with multiple law schools -- like Jacksonville, Phoenix and Washington -- the transfer market has lately exposed the contentious underbelly of legal education.
How Not to Ask for a Recommendation Letter Huffington Post How Not to Ask for a Recommendation Letter Adam Grant of the Wharton School writes about how to appropriately request a letter of recommendation.
If We Aren’t Helping the Poor Smart Kids, What Hope Is There for Others? Huffington Post If We Aren’t Helping the Poor Smart Kids, What Hope Is There for Others? A collaborative study including the Graduate School of Education’s Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy about the growing equity gap between low-income and affluent students is cited.