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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Center City Chain Has Mastered the Art of the Window Display
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School comments on how window displays can influence consumers’ purchase process.
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High ‘Good’ Cholesterol Not Always a Good Sign
Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for leading a study about “good” cholesterol levels.
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Most Americans Wrongly Think Zika Is Deadly
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted about a new survey that reveals that most Americans have misinterpreted the severity of the Zika virus.
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Temple, Penn Picked to Join $30M Concussion Study
Penn has been chosen to participate in a concussion and head trauma study.
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Temple Gets Outspoken Education Prof With National Profile
When Temple University said it wanted to hire her, Sara Goldrick-Rab asked: "Are you sure you know who I am? Use Google. Read Twitter. Come back and talk to me." Temple officials had already done that. They knew that the 39-year-old educational policy studies and sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had gained a national reputation as a social media firebrand. She had called Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a "fascist" on Twitter for wanting to weaken tenure protections.
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Oped: To Control College Costs, Phase Out Government Aid
The cost of college is almost certainly too high, and a consequence of that is alarming student debt. Does that mean our goal should be to make college debt free? Depends how you do it. First, let's be clear: While the cost of college is probably much higher than it should be, and millions of people enter but never finish, a degree still tends to pay off handsomely, with the average graduate making far more over her lifetime - some estimate $1 million more - than someone who ended their education after high school.
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Oped: College Should Be Debt Free
Here's the estimated collective college debt total for this country: $1.2 trillion. College education should be debt free. Student debt not only burdens young people with financing their college years, but also affects post-graduation economic security. Financial burdens can often force otherwise-fit students to drop out, and the consequences of late payments or defaulting on loans can affect credit scores for decades. We should provide all students with equal opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to pursue the careers of their choice.
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Penn-Rutgers Study: ‘Digital Hood’ Has Frightening Aspects
Robin Stevens of the School of Nursing is featured for leading a study that revealed negative experiences from neighborhoods are carried over to interactions on social media.
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Penn Researchers: Try Twitter to Recruit Clinical Trial Volunteers
Mina Sedrak of the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn says, “Social media is an untapped resource we might use to boost clinical enrollment.”
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Penn Doc to Head National Heart-surgery Group
Joseph Bavaria of the Perelman School of Medicine is highlighted for being elected president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for 2016.