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A University's New Rules on Rape
The University of Minnesota -- site of a high-profile case in which football team members reportedly gang-raped a female student -- has reworked its sexual harassment policies and conduct code, a move many have applauded but that some victim advocates say could allow students who were complicit in a sexual assault to escape unpunished.
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These Siblings Took DNA Tests and Got Different Results. Why Determining Ancestry Is Rarely Accurate.
Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on how siblings can have different DNA results.
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‘Vahe Oshagan: Between Acts’ to Be Screened on Tuesday
David Kazanjian of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on the work of Vahe Oshagan as a new film is released about the author’s life.
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Campus Fears Drive Boom in Threat-Assessment Teams
Every other week, a group of administrators and staff members at Santa Monica College blocks off three hours to discuss students who have caused concern or raised suspicions on the community-college campus. Reports arrive from multiple avenues, but all end up here, in a library conference room where the college’s crisis-prevention team meets.
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A Muggle's Guide to the Harry Potter Festival
Penn is one of 10 teams facing off in a Quidditch tournament at the Harry Potter Festival this weekend.
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'Project Runway' Designer Mychael Knight's Death: Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Fatal?
Nitin Ahuja of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the unlikelihood of fatalities due to irritable bowel syndrome.
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These 5 Financial Heroes Are Improving Vulnerable People’s Lives
Lisa Servon of the School of Design is quoted on the discrimination low-income people experience when banking.
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How Genetics Undermines ‘Scientific’ Arguments for Racism October
The work of Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences is referenced about genes involved in skin pigmentation.
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Bill Would Bar U. of Wisconsin Employees From Working at Planned Parenthood
A new bill in the Wisconsin Legislature proposes barring a partnership that allows University of Wisconsin employees to work at Planned Parenthood, the Associated Press reports.
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Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help With Depression
Michael Thase of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on mental-health therapy facilitated by artificial intelligence.