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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Penn Physicists Honored for Work That Could Take Heat Out of Computing
Charles Kane and Eugene Mele of the School of Arts & Sciences are highlighted for their work with topological insulators.
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Helping Women and Girls. Period. Part Two.
The annual Public Policy Challenge hosted by the Fels Institute of Government is mentioned.
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The Risks Associated With ‘Productivity Pills’ Outweigh the Benefits
Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences pens an op-ed detailing the risks associated with “productivity pills,” such as Adderall.
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5 Researched-based Reasons to Be Kind
Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for conducting a study about the effects of writing and hand delivering thank-you notes to people.
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Why Black Women With College Degrees Can’t Get Ahead
Jeremy Greenwood of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for studying how assortative mating increases the Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality.
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Why It’s Absolutely Crazy That We Don’t Ask Millionaires to Pay More Taxes
Dirk Krueger of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for a 2014 working paper about people’s standard of living and economic growth.
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Political Correctness at Princeton: When It Comes to Free Speech, They're No Tigers
Alan Kors of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on free speech vs. hate speech.
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A Digital Reboot of Humanities at U of Penn
Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about Penn’s newly announced Price Lab for Digital Humanities.
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China’s Defense Industry Growing, but Still Not a Threat to the West
Joseph E. Lin of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses China’s defense exports.
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Carbon Capture
Daniel Janzen of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for his conservation work in Costa Rica.