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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lessons, Reflections and Realizations After My Freshman Year at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate student David Ongchoco of the School of Arts & Sciences blogs about his first year of college.
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Should Teachers Be Evaluated on How ‘Gritty’ Their Students Are?
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for her research on “grittiness” and children’s success.
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Mirror, Mirror: Skirts and Dresses for Guys? ‘It’s All About Expression’
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Gender is much more of a social category than a biological and sexual category with young people these days.”
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‘This Was Not a Dinosaur You Would Want to Mess With’
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on identifying a new dinosaur species with a keen sense of smell.
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The Velociraptor Has a Cousin and It’s Even More Formidable
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about studying a new dinosaur whose keen nose made it a formidable predator.
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Newly Discovered Raptor Species Could Easily Sniff Out Prey, Penn Scientist Finds
Doctoral candidate Steven Jasinski of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted for helping identify a new species of dinosaur.
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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.
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Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
Paul Rozin of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on Americans who refuse to try recycled water.
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Recovery in Nepal
Prashant Jha of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about recovery efforts following the earthquake in Nepal.
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A Philadelphia Story
A 2013 Center for the Advanced Study of India visiting fellow, Avijit Ghosh, recounts his time researching at the Penn Libraries’ South Asia Collection. Devesh Kapur of the School of Arts & Sciences and Pushkar Sohoni of the Libraries are mentioned.