Through
5/7
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Dan Huh of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about studying placenta-on-a-chip.
Penn In the News
This is what a class looks like. More specifically, the image above is what a Northwestern University class looks like based on data collected by Yellowdig, a social platform developed by the Philadelphia-based start-up of the same name. Instructors and IT staffers at Northwestern earlier this year built a data visualization tool prototype on top of the platform to see how students use the platform to learn and communicate.
Penn In the News
The policy proposals of presidential campaigns aren’t often burdened by details or even realism. A candidate’s ideas are supposed to represent vision, ambitions, principles — all while taking on the latest American anxiety. These days that anxiety concerns the cost of college and the notion that student debt cripples young people as they head out to get jobs, buy homes, and start families.
Penn In the News
Richard Berk of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about homicide statistics.
Penn In the News
Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School co-authors an article about the psychological obstacles that affect decision making.
Penn In the News
It’s prom night at Browning High School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, and the first cars are just starting to pull up in front of an angular entrance that was built to resemble a teepee. The students, clad in sequins and lace, black tuxes and white suits, emerge from their cars into the glare of spotlights and flashing cameras.
Penn In the News
Meredith Tamminga of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about the distinct Philadelphia accent.
Penn In the News
Like many campuses, Hamilton College in New York has over the past two years faced criticism from student protesters that it isn't doing enough to honor its commitment to inclusion. Unlike many such campuses, Hamilton adopted a new curriculum requirement that all concentrations, or majors, feature relevant, mandatory course work on diversity.
Penn In the News
Doctoral candidate William Boland and Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education contribu
Penn In the News
The case was familiar to everyone in the room: Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, was found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman earlier this year. A projected PowerPoint slide highlighted some of a judge’s reasons for sentencing Mr. Turner to just six months in jail for committing three felonies — a decision that sparked a national uproar. Alcohol shouldn’t be an excuse for Mr.