5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Does ‘Academic Freedom’ Protect Professors Who Promote Outrageous Falsehoods?
A situation at Oberlin College in Ohio in which an assistant professor posted material on social media that the school’s Board of Trustees has termed “anti-Semitic and abhorrent” has raised anew the limits of “academic freedom.” What exactly is academic freedom? According to a primer on the website of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges: American higher education relies on the fundamental value of academic freedom. Academic freedom protects college and university faculty members from unreasonable constraints on their professional activities.
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Poultry Owners Urged to Have a Bird Flu Plan
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine urges farmers to develop plans to protect animals from avian influenza.
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How To Stop Being Underpaid
G. Richard Shell of the Wharton School offers negotiation tips for freelancers and small business owners looking to make more money.
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Penn Scientists Find Dopamine Bursts Aren’t Just for Happy Times
John Dani of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “We know that dopamine reinforces ‘rewarding’ behaviors, but to our surprise, we have now shown that situations that animals learn to avoid are also regulated by dopamine.”
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The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science
Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School is cited for publishing a study that revealed racial and gender disparities in faculty mentoring.
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The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science
When it comes to science, women and men remain unequal. And while stories about overt harassment dominate the news, a host of researchers are teasing out the subtle reasons for why inequalities exist. Cassidy R. Sugimoto is one of them. An associate professor of informatics at Indiana University at Bloomington, Ms. Sugimoto is an expert at prying stories from the data hidden in the authorship pattern of studies. She has now discovered a way to peer back into the structures of labs themselves. And she’s been surprised by what she’s seen. As a forthcoming paper by Ms.
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Networking in the ‘Girls’ Lounge’
Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School is quoted about gender equality initiatives.
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Penn-Rutgers Study: ‘Digital Hood’ Has Frightening Aspects
Robin Stevens of the School of Nursing is featured for leading a study that revealed negative experiences from neighborhoods are carried over to interactions on social media.
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Clinton’s Outreach Has Her in Good Standing With Black Colleges
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education suggests that it would be unfair to blame the Obama administration for the challenges facing historically black colleges and universities.
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Audio: The Psychology of Predictions
Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses political forecasting and the role of the media.