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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Why It Can Pay to Be the Funny Person at Work
Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School comments on the potential value of humor in the workplace.
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Will This Story Go Viral? Penn Researchers Use MRIs to Show You Know the Answer
Doctoral candidate Christin Scholz of the Annenberg School for Communication is featured for leading a study titled “A neural model of valuation and information virality.”
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What Trump Is Missing in His $1 Trillion Infrastructure Pitch
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School is quoted about companies not investing in training their workers.
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DeVos Needs History Lesson After HBCU School Choice Comment
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education writes about Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ comments about historically black colleges and universities.
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Video: Penn Neurologists Finding New Ways to Diagnose, Treat Dementia Early
David Irwin of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about how PET scans can help identify kinds of dementia.
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Ask Yourself This 1 Simple Question to Radically Improve Your Motivation at Work
Adam Grant of the Wharton School is cited about ways that drained professionals can get more motivated in the workplace.
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How 1 Angry Philly Nanny Started a Statewide Protest Movement
Carolyn Marvin of the Annenberg School for Communication is mentioned for speaking out for the Tuesdays with Toomey movement.
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Facebook Takes Steps to Stop Suicides on Live
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on suicide contagion in connection with the Facebook Live feature.
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Penn Study: Tired Teens May Be More Likely to Commit Serious Crimes When They Grow Up
Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for leading research about the connection between sleepiness during teenage years and crime in adulthood.
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Watercolor Show of a Lifetime Opening at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kathleen Foster of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for curating the exhibit “American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent” that is featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Michael Leja, also of Arts & Sciences, is also quoted.