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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Dot Porter of the Libraries is highlighted for her blog post on manuscript digitization.
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Michael Useem of the Wharton School is quoted about the advantages of hiring an internal candidate.
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Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is quoted on triaging big data in medicine.
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For three years, Kansas’ public colleges have known a guns-on-campus law would take effect. That day is drawing closer and closer. In 2013 state legislators enacted the law, which requires that licensed handgun owners be allowed to carry their concealed weapons on public-college campuses, but the colleges were able to opt out for four years. Starting on July 1, 2017, though, they’ll have to comply. And this month they’re submitting their proposed policies to the Kansas Board of Regents for approval.
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Daniel Langleben of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for studying the effect of opioid dependence on parenting instincts.
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LeBron James’ education program was designed to get “at risk” kids into college. But what happens when they get there?
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Kevin Nead of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about using A.D.T., androgen deprivation therapy, as a treatment for prostate cancer.
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Students at Liberty University have issued a statement criticizing their president, Jerry Falwell Jr., for endorsing and continuing to stand by Donald Trump's presidential candidacy. A statement issued by students Wednesday night said that Falwell is damaging the reputation of their university and that they are speaking out to "regain the integrity" of the institution. Under the name Liberty United Against Trump, students issued a statement that illustrates deep divisions on the campus over Falwell's active work on behalf of the Trump campaign.
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Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about living life with the same real last name as Bob Dylan.
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Students at Yale University had been working on a video addressing campus sexual assault for months after a high-profile incident on campus last year. But when a 2005 video of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump talking about groping women was published in The Washington Post last week, the project suddenly felt urgent.