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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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#NBCLatino20: The Dean of Nursing, Antonia Villarruel
Dean Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing is highlighted as a part of NBC’s Latino 20 during Hispanic Heritage Month for groundbreaking research and commitment engagement.
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Rethinking the Presidential Search
Earlier this year, Raymond J. Rice was chosen to be president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. No search firm was used to recruit him for the position, vet his credentials, and determine if he was a good fit for the job. No search committee picked his résumé from a broad and diverse pool of finalists. In fact, he had not even applied for the job.
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Penn Becomes World’s First Hospital to Treat Cancer Patient With New Radiation Technology
James Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the University’s hospital becoming the first to use a new radiation technology platform, the Varian Halcyon system, to treat a patient with head and neck cancer.
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Why Critics of Passive Investing Are Wrong
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School writes about critics of passive investing.
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Penn Med CEO Muller: A Vote for Graham-Cassidy Is a Vote Against Society's Most Vulnerable
Chief Executive Officer Ralph Muller, of the University of Pennsylvania Health System pens an op-ed about the potential impact of the Graham-Cassidy bill on health care.
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Audio: ICO? Bitcoin? Blockchain? A Guide to Digital Currency
Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School comments on the potential impact of blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin.
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Scientists Just Discovered the First Brainless Animal That Sleeps
Allan Pack of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the prevalence of sleep in other species.
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White House Plan for Tax Cuts Moves Forward
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School comments on the “dynamic scoring,” a type of economic modeling.
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The Life-and-Death Consequences of Summer Jobs Programs
Judd Kessler of the Wharton School and Sara Heller of the School of Arts and Sciences are cited for researching the connection between job programs and crime rates.
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Are U.S. Police Too Quick to Shoot Knife-wielding Suspects?
Greg Ridgeway of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the moments before police officers decide that the only option is to shoot a knife-wielding suspect.