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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Born Red
Yang Guobin of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted.
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Video: Arrest of Philadelphia Woman Is the Latest in Trend of Homegrown Terrorists
Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the arrest of Keonna Thomas, a Philadelphia woman accused of being ready to travel to Syria to join the terror group ISIS. .
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Audio: Is There a Criminal Brain? And Can It Be Modified?
Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine talks about his latest research on preventing violence by increasing nutritional supplement intake.
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College Basketball Tournaments Offer Lessons From the School of Hardwood
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for her research on “grit.”
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Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about teacher retention and the costs associated with having a high teacher turnover.
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Netanyahu’s Victory and Israel’s Future
Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences writes about politics in Israel.
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Need Financial Advice? Ask the Future You
Joseph Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about how discounting can affect decisions including personal finances.
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How Real-life Al Rivals ‘Terminator’: Robots Take the Shot
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the military’s increased interest in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
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Russian Punk Activists Pussy Riot Speak at Penn
Kevin Platt of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for moderating an event featuring Russian punk-political activist duo Pussy Riot. William Burke-White of the Law School is also mentioned as the director of the Perry World House that is set to officially open in January.
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What Your Tweets Say About You
Graduate student Johannes Eichstaedt of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for analyzing tweets to help answer the question, “Could those profiles help determine which countries were likely to have more deaths from heart disease?”