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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Parks and Rec Preparing Haddington Woods for Centuries to Come
David Hewitt of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about restoring parks in Philadelphia.
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Jobs for the Young in Poor Neighborhoods
Collaborative research about the impact of temporary summer jobs for young people living in poor neighborhoods conducted by Penn and the University of Chicago Crime Lab is cited.
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Want a College Admissions Edge? These Schools Might Give You a Gender Advantage
The Washington Post analyzed admission rates for men and women at about 200 prominent colleges using federal data for the 2014 cycle, the latest available. There were significant gaps favoring men at many colleges and women at others. But a large number of schools had no gender gaps or minimal gaps in admission rates. The schools were included in the review if they ranked among the top 100 in the most recent U.S. News and World Report lists of national liberal arts colleges and national universities.
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Why We Eat Too Much When We Don’t Sleep Enough
Andrea Spaeth of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for publishing a study that monitored resting metabolic rate.
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The Promise and Peril of Cluster Hiring
Jerry Jacobs of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for his book In Defense of Disciplines.
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Halting Academic Incivility (That’s the Nice Word for It)
A report published last year in the Journal of Applied Psychology confirms what many might say is obvious: "Incivility, … defined as insensitive behavior that displays a lack of regard for others, is rampant and on the rise." This will not be news for academics. Consider the regular calls for an end to faculty incivility — the rudeness, abusive language, bullying, and general meanness that seem to characterize many of our interactions. We aren’t the only profession with jerks, certainly. But the academy does seem to offer a refuge for the obnoxious.
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Nonprofit Ads Tap ‘Game of Thrones’ to Highlight Real-world Conflict
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy comments on the strategy and impact of using popular fictional stories in nonprofit advertisement.
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Video: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Encryption (HBO)
Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is part of a piece about encryption.
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Center City Chain Has Mastered the Art of the Window Display
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School comments on how window displays can influence consumers’ purchase process.
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U. of California President Orders Tougher Response to Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Reacting to the latest allegation of sexual harassment by a senior faculty member of a subordinate, the University of California’s president, Janet Napolitano, said in a letter on Friday to all 10 chancellors of the university system that UC must henceforth respond to such cases “firmly, fairly, and expeditiously” and that the university must impose “appropriate sanctions” that “recognize the serious nature of these claims,” reports the Los Angeles Times. Ms.