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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Video: Penn Medicine Combats Opioid Epidemic With Device That Pumps Away the Pain
David Glaser of the Perelman School of Medicine explains a new way to control post-surgical pain.
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Wharton Grad Introduces Young Women to the Corporate World
Alum Katlyn Grasso, a 2015 President’s Engagement Prize winner, is highlighted for creating “Discovery Days” to connect girls with successful female role models in the corporate world.
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A Modern Metamorphosis
Emily Wilson of the School of Arts & Sciences reviews Ann Patty’s book, Living with a Dead Language.
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Another Slap on the Wrist?
The University of New Mexico will reopen its investigation into a professor who was sanctioned previously for sexual harassment -- after it initially agreed to welcome him back to campus following a suspension. “Following recent media reports about a university investigation into claims of sexual harassment in [the] anthropology department, new information has surfaced that we feel must be considered,” President Robert Frank said in an emailed statement. “In light of these additional reports, we will thoroughly review the full case again along with any new material that we obtain.
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Minorities Suffer From Unequal Pain Treatment
Salimah Meghani of the School of Nursing is quoted about researching racial disparities in pain treatment.
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Time-delayed Eating Leads to Better Food Choices
Post-doctoral student Eric VanEpps of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says, “In the case of food, we care about what’s happening right now – like how tasty it is – but discount the long-term costs of an unhealthy meal.”
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Yale Committee Could Prompt More Talk About Racist Names on Campus
Even if Yale University doesn’t rename its Calhoun College, it may have set itself up to head off further protests over racist names. After months of debates over the college and its long-deceased honoree, John C. Calhoun, Yale isn’t saying yes or no to changing the controversial name. Instead, the president, Peter Salovey, formed the Committee to Establish Principles on Renaming, to set guidelines for when the university should change the names of its buildings and how it should be done.
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Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans
Facebook is out to upend the traditional student-teacher relationship. On Tuesday, Facebook and Summit Public Schools, a nonprofit charter school network with headquarters in Silicon Valley, announced that nearly 120 schools planned this fall to introduce a free student-directed learning system developed jointly by the social network and the charter schools.
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ISIS Plundered, Destroyed Ancient Assyrian City in Syria, Liberators Find
Brian Daniels of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is quoted about destruction of cultural heritage in Syria.
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Video: Penn Experts Explain the Popular Therapeutic Treatment, Cupping
Head athletic trainer Eric Laudano of Penn Athletics and Brian Sennett of the Perelman School of Medicine talk about cupping, a common therapeutic treatment.