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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Views Differ on Darby Preservation Plans
Aaron Wunsch of the School of Design comments on the potential revitalization Darby could undergo.
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Swarthmore Applications Soar As Essays Shrink
Admissions officials at Swarthmore College suspected last year that an extra 500-word essay on its application might have fueled a 16 percent drop in applicants, the largest in years. Concerned about the precipitous decline, Swarthmore - one of the most selective and prestigious colleges in the country - deliberately dropped that essay this year and halved the word requirement for another. Applications soared. By its Jan.
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Mosquito-borne Illness Creeping Up From Caribbean
Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness.
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Blood Thinners Protect Against Stroke, but at a Cost
Charles Pollack of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for leading a study about reversing the effects of Pradaxa.
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Should Teens Get to Say ‘No’ to Life-saving Medical Treatment?
Andrew Siegel and Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine write about giving teenagers the power to decide on life-saving treatment for themselves.
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Paid More, Doctors Saw More Medicaid Patients, Penn Study Finds
Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on a Penn study on Medicaid reimbursements for physicians and the number of poor patients.
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‘Big Data’ Coming Soon to Cancer Care in Philly
Bill Hanson of the University of Pennsylvania Health System is quoted about big-data initiatives in medicine.
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Raymond Perelman Gives $50M to Children’s Hospital
Philadelphia philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman has given $50 million to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which will name an eight-acre portion of its University City campus in his honor. The gift, to be announced Wednesday, equals in size the biggest Children's has ever received, and brings Perelman's total announced donations in the Philadelphia region to $339 million.
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Penn Ethicists Call for a Return of the Mental Asylum
Dominic Sisti and Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine and Ezekiel Emanuel of PSOM and the Wharton School discuss their thoughts on returning to mental asylums.
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The Risk of Knowing: Alzheimer’s Research Volunteers
Jason Karlawish and Steven Arnold of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss researching the risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease.