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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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New Law in South Carolina Aims to Shine More Light on Fraternity Misconduct
Two years ago Clemson University temporarily shut down fraternity and sorority events on its campus after the death of a pledge. Now a new state law that is named for that student positions South Carolina as a pioneer in focusing more public scrutiny on the issue of misconduct by fraternities and sororities.
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A ‘Sports University’ Gives Student-Athletes a Chance to Play but Outsources Their Education
Forest Trail Sports University is offering student-athletes something no academic institution can provide under the rules of the NCAA: a chance to practice a sport year-round while earning a college credential.
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Logging Off, Dropping Out
Knowing how often college students log onto learning management software is one of the best ways to predict whether they will stick with their studies or drop out.
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The Boardroom: WHYY Adds Three Members
Wendell E. Pritchett of the Law School has been elected to the board of the public broadcaster and media provider WHYY.
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Drexel's Writers Room Creates Space to Read, Write, Share Stories and Poetry
A young mother gives up her newborn baby boy for adoption only months before her own high school graduation. The mother is 17.
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Dubious Data
Last week, The Washington Post published an article compiling U.S. Department of Education data on the number of rapes reported on college campuses. “These colleges have the most reports of rape,” read the headline of the article, which included a sortable chart of the data, with Brown University and the University of Connecticut topping the list.
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For-Profit College Watchdog Under Federal Scrutiny
Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation's biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations that it overlooked deception by some of its schools.
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Apple’s ‘Differential Privacy’ Is About Collecting Your Data – but Not Your Data
Aaron Roth of the School of Engineering and Applied Science explains differential privacy and data collection.
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Philly Docs Solve Riddle of Patients Who Cough Up 'Tree Branches'
Maxim Itkin and Yoav Dori of the Perelman School of Medicine developed a life-saving technique for a condition called plastic bronchitis.
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Doctor’s Plan for Full-body Transplants Raises Doubts Even in Daring China
Abraham Shaked of of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the possibility of a head transplant.