4/16
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Philly Should Have an Elected School Board
Rand Quinn of the Graduate School of Education shares his opinion about what is needed for the School District of Philadelphia.
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Audio: SoCal Retiree Says Losing Medical Deduction Would Be 'a Huge Hit'
Allison Hoffman of the Law School talks about how it is misleading to call a medical deduction a subsidy.
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Why Did Saudi Arabia Target Billionaire Media Tycoons in Its Purge?
Marwan Kraidy of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about why Saudi authorities targeted wealthy media tycoons in a round-up to address charges of corruption.
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How to Make a Fortune on Obamacare
Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on traditional insurers engaging fewer networks over the past two years, in comparison to Medicaid specialists.
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How Can New Moms Make Breastfeeding Work? Be Realistic, Say Philly Women
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is quoted about new moms who have difficulty breastfeeding and says, “We need to help mothers set realistic goals and provide education, support and care to reach those goals.”
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How to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Raymond Townsend of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the lack of information about people who have “masked hypertension.”
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When It Comes to Sexual Harassment Claims, Whose Side Is HR Really On?
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School talks about how companies that do not take sexual harassment claims seriously are outed by employees’ anonymous posts on sites like Glassdoor.
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For Philly's Socialists, Election Wins Signal Momentum
Adolph Reed of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted about Philadelphia’s growing socialist supporters.
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How One Historically Black College Changed Its Fortune
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education suggests how Cheyney University can get back on track, academically and financially, similar to the revival of Paul Quinn College.
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Why the First, FDA-approved Pill With a Sensor Will Be Controversial
Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on Abilify MyCite, the first drug with an embedded sensor to track patients taking their medication, being approved by the Food and Drug Administration.