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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Human Trafficking’s High Toll on Homeless Youth
Debra Schilling Wolfe of the Field Center in the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests a strategy to limit the trafficking of homeless young adults.
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Airline Tech Keeps Melting Down but Nobody Knows Why
Megan Ryerson of the School of Design is quoted about airlines lacking the incentive to improve their operations.
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Adding Calorie Counts on Menus Might Make Americans Eat Better — but Not in the Way You’d Think
Christina Roberto of the Perelman School of Medicine and David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School are quoted about the effects of calorie labels on the eating habits of Americans.
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Black Colleges Grapple With Fresh Leadership Tensions
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the role of boards of trustees at historically black colleges and universities.
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Q&A: How Comcast May Still Sell Your Online Data Even Though It’s Promised Not to
Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School talks about the state of online privacy after Congress’ repeal of privacy protections.
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Spending: Retailers Have Their Eye On You
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication is interviewed about how retailers track consumers.
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It's Yoga to the Rescue for Prostate Cancer Patients
Neha Vapiwala of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about studying the benefits of practicing yoga for prostate cancer patients.
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Last Supper: What Wine Was Served at Jesus and the Apostles’ Final Meal?
Patrick McGovern of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum talks about the concentrated wines that were popular during the time of Jesus.
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How 1,800 Pakistanis Are Helping Penn Scientists Fight Disease
Danish Saleheen of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for researching a genetic mutation that could generate a new treatment for heart disease. Daniel Rader of Medicine is also cited as a senior author on the study.
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Answer to Better Health Care: Behavioral Economics?
Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says, “There’s starting to be a broad recognition that decision-making environments in health care could better reflect how doctors and patients actually make decisions.”