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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Data-mining Firm Searches for Voters by Combing High School Yearbooks
John DiIulio of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for guiding former students as they developed a data company that focuses on taking social-network analysis offline.
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Why So Many New Graduates of Elite Colleges Flock to the Same Kinds of Jobs
New graduates of elite colleges are concentrated in just a few career paths, in consulting, finance, and tech. Why is that? Amy J. Binder, a professor of sociology at the University of California at San Diego, wanted to find out, so she and her collaborators studied how students at Harvard and Stanford Universities are channeled into those fields — what the researchers call "career funneling." Their findings, which focus on the role universities themselves play in promoting certain careers, are out in a new paper published by the journal Sociology of Education. We caught up with Ms.
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Early Lead Exposure Linked to Sleep Problems
Jianghong Liu of the School of Nursing is quoted for leading a study that reveals that lead exposure in early childhood is connected to an increased risk for sleep problems.
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Former Angels Star Rod Carew Opens Up About Massive Heart Attack, Challenging Recovery
Mariell Jessup of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on heart disease patients that are living with a left ventricular assist device.
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Audio: New Cancer Treatments
David Porter and Lynn Schuchter of the Perelman School of Medicine talk about new therapies used to treat different cancers.
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NFL Investigating Why QB Kept Playing After Concussion
Douglas Smith of the Perelman School of Medicine shares his advice about removing players from the field after suffering head trauma.
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For Study-Abroad Offices, Sexual-Assault Cases May Be Unfamiliar Territory
Complying with federal law governing sexual assault on campuses can be a complicated business. But the recent expulsion of a Middlebury College student accused of assaulting a fellow student on an overseas program — and the expelled student’s subsequent lawsuit — raises questions that stretch beyond the usual boundaries of campus rape: What if an alleged incident occurs while a student is studying abroad?
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The Missing Black Students at Elite American Universities
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education says, “Simply having more students of color on a college campus does not ensure that they are going to feel included and respected.”
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Job Applicant Pitfalls
Joseph Barber of Career Services writes about the drawbacks job applicants face when job hunting.
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How to Make Customers the Best Advocates for Your Company
Research co-authored by Christophe Van den Bulte of the Wharton School on customer referrals is cited.