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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How the Largest Obamacare Co-op Went Broke
Scott Harrington of the Wharton School writes about the demise of Health Republic Insurance Company of New York.
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Using Dildos to Fight Guns
The organizers of Campus (Dildo) Carry want you to know they realize some will find their effort silly, but they say they are serious.
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Makeover Coming for Healthcare.gov
Charlene Wong of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “With the rise of narrow networks, it is increasingly important for consumers to have provider-lookup tools so they can see which plans included their preferred doctors and hospitals.”
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Hazing and Drinking Deaths at Asian-American Fraternities Raise Concerns
The number of Asian-American fraternities and sororities has grown over the last generation as the children and grandchildren of immigrants, feeling shut out of existing Greek organizations, began to create their own. And as those groups have spread across the country, some have replicated not only the social networking of other fraternities, but also their excesses.
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Investment Firms Nurture University Start-ups
The Penn Center for Innovation and its creation of more than 100 companies on its own and through its five-year-old company creation program, Upstart, are cited.
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Audio: Russia in Syria and What It Means for the US
Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about why Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict and what that means for America and the region.
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A Doctor Trapped Between Medical Oath and Health Laws
Erin Aakhus of the Perelman School of Medicine pens an op-ed about ethical conflicts in patient treatment.
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In Zambia, Schoolgirls Are Negotiating the Value of Their Education
Corinne Low of the Wharton School comments on collaboratively creating a curriculum that teaches girls in Zambia how to negotiate with their parents for an education.
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Million Man March, 20 Years On
Adolph Reed of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the fundamentally conservative and sexist nature of the Million Man March, 20 years later.
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Calif. Governor Oks Bill to Tighten Campus Gun Ban but Vetoes Sex-Assault Bill
Acting on a number of bills over the weekend, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed into law a measure that will ban the carrying of concealed guns on college campuses in the state, but vetoed legislation that would have required colleges to set tougher penalties for sexual assault.