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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Haverford College President Resigns, Will Head the Met
Daniel H. Weiss, president of Haverford College, is leaving after only two years to head the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, officials announced Tuesday. His presidential tenure is the shortest in Haverford's 181-year history, though the previous leader, Stephen G. Emerson, wasn't there much longer - four years.
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Constance Clayton Still a Philadelphia Force – in Art
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for helping curate the “Represent: 200 Years of African Art” exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Drexel Pulls Plug on Sacramento
Unveiled in 2009, Drexel's Sacramento, Calif., campus was supposed to be the first of five new locations in growing U.S. cities that would help the university expand its reach. And it was supposed to be the first step in a larger plan to open a 5,000-student undergraduate campus on a large swath of land in nearby Placer County. That's what the late Drexel president Constantine "Taki" Papadakis envisioned.
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Rendell Center moves to Penn
President Amy Gutmann is quoted about the Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement’s relocation to the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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FDA Warns About Testosterone for ‘Low T’
Peter Snyder of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s suggestions for makers of prescription testosterone products.
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Wolf Calls on State Colleges to Freeze Tuition
After years of flat or declining funding, Pennsylvania’s state universities and community colleges would see significant increases in their budgets under Gov. Wolf’s proposed spending plan unveiled Tuesday. But as Wolf said in his budget address, there are strings attached: He asked the colleges to freeze tuition for next year. “And I expect them to answer that call,” he said.
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New Engineering Dean at Penn
Vijay Kumar is featured as the new dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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When Should a Child Go To the ER?
Vice chair emergency medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Stephanie Abbuhl, comments on how there isn’t a simple definition of appropriate emergency room use.
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Why the Dress Is Blue (But White to You)
David Brainard of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about human vision.
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Snowy Owls, Rarity in Phila. Region, Back for Second Winter
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on the condition of snowy owls recovered from New England in comparison to those found in Philadelphia.