Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Weeks of prep pay off as the wide receiver, who impressed scouts with his performance during the season, hits every mark on pro day.
Penn In the News
Ira Harkavy of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships spoke about his experience as a Penn student and activist in the 1969 teach-in and about his current involvement in its newest iteration. (Audio)
Penn In the News
Emily Wilson of the School of Arts and Sciences utilizes Twitter to bring the study of classic texts and their translations to a broader audience.
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Gwnedolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences commented on the history of Philadelphia’s Montier family, who owned one of the earliest African-American homesteads and cemeteries in the U.S. (Video)
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During Monday’s Teach-In, panelists discussed the spread of anti-vaccine sentiments on social media. Joe Cappella of the Annenberg School for Communication proposed reversing misinformation campaigns by “taking advantage of unfortunate events—such as a measles outbreak—to stress the importance of vaccinations.”
Penn In the News
Vice President Maureen Rush of Public Safety said the Penn police force frees up city police to focus on other issues by handling up to 150 university-related emergency calls every month.
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Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests.
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Postdoc Christopher Morrison of the Perelman School of Medicine found a link between the presence of Trump campaign rallies and increased assaults in host cities.
Penn In the News
Charles Nelson of the Perelman School of Medicine has joined efforts with Drexel’s Black Doctors Network to mentor black students at Drexel’s medical college.
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North Philadelphia’s “linguistically diverse” Olney neighborhood has surged in population in the last 15 years. Domenic Vitiello of the School of Design discussed the neighborhood’s revitalization, which has managed to avoid the “out-migration” afflicting other, more gentrified neighborhoods in Philadelphia.