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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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In light of EPA Court ruling, new focus on states’ power
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law notes that climate change is a global problem and mixed state efforts aren’t going to be enough to make real progress.
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Week off social media boosts mental health: Study
Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences says that staying off social media is not the answer to internet addiction; it’s learning how to use these sites in healthy ways.
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States should ‘take the long view’ on sin taxes, report says
The Wharton School’s Benjamin Lockwood warned that discouraging unhealthy behaviors with “sin taxes” may generate some revenue, but raising money “shouldn’t be the main rationale for the tax.”
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How Faculty Diversity Can Impact the College Years
A study from the Center for Minority Serving Institutions is referenced on the percentage of minorities in college faculty positions.
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Why New York University Fell in the Best Business Schools Rankings
When U.S. News calculates our annual rankings of the Best Graduate Schools, we get all the statistical data we use from the schools themselves. This means U.S. News depends on those schools to provide accurate and complete data in response to our statistical surveys. When a school does not provide data that are used in the rankings methodologies, that can have a significant effect on its position in the rankings.
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Battle Lines Drawn Over Medicare Pricing Proposal
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on a Medicare pricing proposal.
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6 Character Traits to Consider Before Becoming an Entrepreneur
Adam Grant of the Wharton School comments on identifying which type of failure you are afraid of when considering becoming an entrepreneur.
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New Program Aims to Boost Number of Latino Faculty
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted about The Center for Minority Serving Institutions launching a new program called Pathways to the Professoriate.
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2016 Best Global Universities Rankings Coming Oct. 6
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Should You Get Breast Reduction Surgery?
David Sarwer of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on why some prospective breast reduction patients are referred to psychologists.