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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Pope Francis Memorabilia Gets Really Cheesy; Mozzarella, Anyone?
Jonah Berger of the Wharton School comment comments on marketers who hope to capitalize off the papal visit in terms of selling memorabilia.
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Most students don’t pay full price at college. Discounts are now at record highs.
Almost 90 percent of freshmen get grant aid from their colleges — an all-time high, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. That money covered more than half of the tuition and fees for those full-time, first-year freshmen, the study estimated, an average of more than 54 percent. That proves that students and parents should look past the sticker price to determine what school they could afford, NACUBO President and CEO John Walda said in a statement.
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Acupuncture Beats Drugs for Hot Flashes, Study Finds
Jun Mao of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the effects of acupuncture on coping with hot flashes.
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Healthcare Innovation More Than Smart Phone Apps
David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and co-author Roy Rosin of Penn Medicine are highlighted for their article “Innovation as Discipline, Not Fad.”
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Video: Is Housing the Engine Driving U.S. Economic Growth?
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School talks about the strength of the U.S. housing market and its role in the nation’s economic recovery.
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75% of Obamacare Plans in California Use Narrow Networks, Study Shows
Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is quoted about Affordable Care Act health-care plans in California.
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A New Startup Lets Road Warrior Moms Ship Breast Milk Home
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing comments on the need to find ways to transport breast milk long distances.
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Discounting Grows Again
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Audio: Study Tracks Vast Racial Gap in School Discipline in 13 Southern States
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education says, “Black kids on the whole are suspended for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with safety.”
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Don’t Criminalize Healthy Behaviors