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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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This New Psoriasis Drug May Offer Long-term Skin Improvement
Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the “unprecedented efficacy” of a new drug for psoriasis.
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You Asked: Why Do I Always Wake Up at 3 a.m.?
Michael Perlis of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the underlying causes of insomnia.
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Muhammad Ali And Parkinson’s Disease: Was Boxing to Blame?
John Trojanowski of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the tie between Muhammad Ali’s boxing and Parkinson’s disease.
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These Colleges Have the Most Reports of Rape
Nearly 100 colleges and universities had at least 10 reports of rape on their main campuses in 2014, according to federal campus safety data, with Brown University and the University of Connecticut tied for the highest annual total — 43 each.
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Needy College Students Have a Good Chance of Getting Government Grants to Take Summer Classes … Again
A Senate subcommittee is slated to release an appropriations bill Thursday that will expand the federal Pell grant program by providing low-income college students money to take classes throughout the year, in an effort to boost graduation rates.
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Pennsylvania's State Universities Could Face Faculty Strike in Fall
Having gone nearly a year without a new contract, union faculty members at Pennsylvania's state universities are considering a possible strike this fall, a move that would be a first in the 107,000-student system's history.
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How Racial Bias Influenced Stanford Swimmer's Rape Case
David Abrams of the Law School is quoted on the role of race in legal cases.
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This Squid Has Glowing Eyeshadow That Acts Like an Invisibility Cloak
Alison Sweeney and Amanda Holt from the School of Arts and Sciences are quoted on their research on the transparent glass squid.
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Protecting Kids: Is More Reporting Necessarily Better?
Mical Raz of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote about the length of time it takes to respond to reports of child abuse.
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Privacy Advocates Accuse Obama Administration of Failing to Properly Protect Student Data
A coalition of organizations and individuals concerned about student privacy rights is accusing the Obama administration of failing to properly protect student data from unauthorized disclosure and is petitioning the Education Department to strengthen a federal law to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of kids’ personally identifiable information.