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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says, “People who take notes on computers are transcribing, and people taking notes by hand tend to be choosing more.”
Penn In the News
If you are like me, you spend the majority of your office hours staring at the door, willing your students to walk in and use the time you set aside for their benefit. Why is it that so few of them take advantage of this time, and how can we get more of them to do so?
Penn In the News
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on how improving working conditions can help with minority teacher retention.
Penn In the News
Michael Thase of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on coping with the stress of the SEPTA workers strike.
Penn In the News
Damon Centola of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Science is quoted about people using competition as a motivation to exercise.
Penn In the News
Rogers Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the odds of a write-in candidate winning the presidential election.
Penn In the News
David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the preservation and future of the Lazaretto.
Penn In the News
Matt Piccoli, a graduate student in Mark Yim’s ModLab in the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for creating the world’s smallest controllable flying vehicle.
Penn In the News
Josef Wegner of the Penn Museum is quoted about leading an excavation in Egypt where a tableau was uncovered.
Penn In the News
An exchange between one professor and one student at Suffolk University has set off a nationwide online discussion over the assumptions faculty members may bring to interactions with minority students.