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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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7 hours a week on existential despair
In a uniquely reflective course taught by Justin McDaniel of the School of Arts and Sciences, students meet weekly to read an entire book cover to cover and then discuss. Noting the quality of the resulting discourse, McDaniel said, “it’s the best conversation I’ve ever had in a classroom.”
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The rise of the fat cat and how to put yours on a weight loss plan
“You need to create a lifestyle for the cat that helps it both lose weight and also be happy,” said Carlos Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Siracusa recommended feeding cats in ways more appropriate to their natural instincts, providing small meals throughout the day and beyond the bowl to help simulate hunting.
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Stepping into an Amazon store helps it get inside your head
The Wharton School’s Peter Fader weighed in on Amazon’s new stores, which are equipped to gather data from customers’ every move. By tracking not just what’s purchased but also what’s handled along the way, Fader says “it becomes possible to figure out what’s the bait to attract and retain and build relationships with the most valuable customers.”
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Pa. AG Shapiro claims win vs. Navient student loan servicer
The Graduate School of Education’s Laura Perna spoke about academics’ frustrations with predatory practices in the student loan industry. “We have this structural reliance on loan servicers,” she explained. “If they’re not doing their job, it’s a problem.”
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At the border town that the news cycle has left behind
Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed the shifting news cycle and what gets forgotten by mainstream media. Popular stories need “compelling video and pictures and black and white story lines” in order to keep the public’s attention, he said.
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How to connect with your teen during the college application process
Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine made several recommendations for parents supporting teenage college applicants. Due to their still-developing prefrontal cortexes, teens may need extra help breaking down important decisions and developing timelines for the application process.
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The FBI’s crime data: What happens when states don’t fully report
“That’s just noise,” said the School of Arts and Sciences’ Richard Berk, commenting on the insignificance of a less than 1 percent decrease in violent crime from 2016 to 2017, as reported by the FBI.
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Dieting is out. That poses a problem for a company named Weight Watchers as it rebrands itself WW
Kevin Volpp of the Wharton School and Perelman School of Medicine offered commentary on the “universal challenge” of dieting. “People generally speaking are much more successful in achieving initial weight loss than maintaining weight loss,” he said.
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Companies are paying less after the GOP tax cut, and it’s showing in the deficit
The Wharton School’s Jennifer Blouin weighed in on increased corporate tax cuts. In the case of companies with enough preexisting resources, Blouin said the money saved should be returned to shareholders who may reinvest it elsewhere, rather than being spent on risky business ventures.
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Eleah Parker, fresh off rookie-of-the-year season, is looking to lead Penn women’s basketball this year
During her first season at Penn, Parker was a two-time Ivy League and Big 5 player of the week, eight-time Ivy League rookie of the week, and two-time USBWA national freshman of the week.