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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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University of Pennsylvania Program Helps Students with Disabilities
The Graduate School of Education’s VAST LIFE (Vocational Academic Social Skills Training Life Skills Independence Functional Experiences) program is highlighted. Heather Hopkins of GSE is cited for creating the program.
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Scientists Unveil a New Inventory of the Universe’s Dark Contents
Gary Bernstein of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the Dark Energy Survey telescope experiment.
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Why We Can't Stop Reading Trump Transcripts
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about the fascination of reading and reviewing Donald Trump’s speech and interview transcripts.
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In Kenya, Penn Students Experience Refugee Camp Life
Led by Peter Decherney of the School of Arts & Sciences, 8 undergraduate students participated a documentary-film project in Kenya.
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Trump Affirmative-action Move Raises Concern for Colleges
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “There’s really no empirical support of this notion of reverse racism or reverse discrimination. It comes from an oversimplified understanding of what makes a good college student [that is] relying entirely on GPA and test scores.”
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Dow Hits 22,000 in Another Record-breaking Day for the Stock Market
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School comments on the stock market and the history of trends.
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A 5% Rent Increase Would Push 2,000 Angelenos Into Homelessness, Study Warns
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice analyzes the accuracy of Zillow’s rental data particularly in the Los Angeles area.
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Many Avoid End-of-life Care Planning, Study Finds
Katherine Courtright of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the proportion of adults who have completed advance directives for end-of-life planning.
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Audio: Dog Evolution
James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine talks about the evolution of dogs.
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Why Horses Used to Wear Bonnets, Caps and Peaked Straw Hats
Ann Norton Greene of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about the history of animals living in U.S. cities.