4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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America’s ‘Best Idea’
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School co-authors an article about his great-great-grandfather Theodore Roosevelt camping with John Muir and about changes that the current administration would like to make to the National Park System.
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The Secret Reason Child-welfare Agencies Fail
Richard Gelles of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on child-welfare workers and the training they receive.
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Why, Robot? Understanding AI Ethics
Jonathan Smith of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about artificial intelligence ethics.
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Fourth of July Protests Are an American Tradition, Historian Says
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the legacy of protesting in America.
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Audio: Without Medical Support, DIY Detox Often Fails
Kyle Kampman of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about detoxing from opioid addictions.
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Late in Life, Former High School Football Players No Worse Off Mentally
Dylan Small of the Wharton School comments on a study about the long-term neurological differences between high school football players and those who did not play the sport.
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Therapy Animals Are Everywhere, but Proof They Help Is ‘Murky’
James Serpell of School of Veterinary Medicine is quoted on his research into the effects of animal adoption on mental health patients.
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Still More Bad News for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, And Now America's Women
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the gender disparities among caregivers of disabled elders.
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How to Spot the 10 Villains in Your Office
In her new book, “The Schmuck in My Office,” Jody Foster of the Perelman School of Medicine outlines difficult personality types in the workplace.
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Fighting to Keep Leaders Who Are Academics
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin at Madison want to kill a state budget proposal that would ban the university system’s Board of Regents from requiring the system president and campus chancellors and vice chancellors be academics themselves.