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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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When Colleges Use Their Own Students to Catch Drug Dealers
Francesca Sinacori attended an orientation for parents of newly minted University of Massachusetts at Amherst students in June 2012. Her son had just enrolled as a freshman there, and though she was nervous about him leaving home, she felt comfortable. The college had its own police department with sworn officers — her son would be safe.
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Modern Graduates: Citizens of the World or Citizens of Nowhere?
In this session from the 2017 Times Higher Education World Academic Summit, the leaders of some of the world’s most prestigious universities compare the roles and responsibilities of their institutions in being global hubs and creating knowledge economies that span the world (set within the context of a recent rise in more nationalist political agendas).
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Colleges Use Facebook Ads to Target Applicants, Parents, and LawmakersChronicle of Higher Education
The ads showed up in the feeds of thousands of Facebook users, and the timing of the sponsored posts — less than two months before the University of Virginia’s application deadline — was no accident.
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Gary Cohn Fears This Is How the Next Crisis Will Happen
David Skeel of the Law School says, “Failure of a major clearinghouse could paralyze large swaths of the financial markets.”
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University of Florida Braces for Richard Spencer
Richard B. Spencer, a prominent white nationalist, is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida on Thursday, prompting an outcry over whether his views are protected speech, dividing the campus and putting law enforcement officials on high alert.
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The Strangely Revealing Debate Over Viking Couture
Paul Cobb of the School of Arts and Sciences comments on the analysis of Viking burial clothes found to have Arabic script.
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Some Philly Schools Have Rich Arts Programs, and Others Have None. How Do You Fix It?
Martin Ihrig of the Graduate School of Education and the Wharton School comments on local organizations and resources collaborating to boost the city schools’ arts programs.
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Trump Has Squandered a Unique Opportunity for Bipartisan Health Reform
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School, along with Aaron Glickman and Emily Gudbranson of Penn Medical Ethics & Health Policy, wrote about Donald Trump’s missed opportunity for bipartisan health care reform.
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Octopus-inspired 'Skin' May Give Robots 3D Camouflage
James Pikul of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for collaborating on a study about the camouflage traits of octopus’ skin can influence the development of robots used for military and research applications.
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He Couldn’t Afford Morehouse; Now He’ll Be Its President
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education agrees with the leadership goals the new president of Morehouse College, David A. Thomas, has set for himself.