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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Pols Give Nutter Advice About His New Job at Columbia
Mark Alan Hughes of the School of Design and faculty director of the Fels Policy Research Initiative is quoted.
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Daily Pennsylvanian Archives, as Old as 1885, Now Online
Digital archives of the University’s independent student news organization, The Daily Pennsylvanian, are featured.
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Penn Researcher Studies ‘American Idol’ Losers
Doctoral candidate Junhow Wei of the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for studying how people who audition for “American Idol” cope with not being selected to become contestants on the show.
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Renderings of Temple’s New Library Released
Temple University's hotly anticipated new library is still two years away from completion, but renderings released Tuesday from the architecture firm leading the project are whetting appetites among many alumni and students. Snøhetta, the architecture firm building the library at 13th Street and Pollet Walk, called the design a "vibrant center for both students and the surrounding community. "The Temple University library will provide a new social and academic heart for the campus of 37,800 students," according to a statement on the firm's website.
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Phila. Cancer Summit Examines Promise of Precision Medicine
Chi V. Dang of Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center is quoted about what it is like to treat cancer.
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Burning Question: Does Pot Make You Stupid?
Adrian Raine of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the push to legalize marijuana and research studying pot’s impact on verbal ability.
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda to Speak at Penn Commencement
President Amy Gutmann is quoted about the announcement of the commencement speaker, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Penn Starts a ‘Café’ for Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers
A memory café to support Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers is featured.
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Amazon Pickup Spot Coming to Penn
Vice President Marie Witt of Business Services is quoted about Amazon opening a new pickup location on campus.
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Will Justices Be Consistent in Their Convictions?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument last month in the latest constitutional challenge to race-based preferences in university admissions. The court's decision in Fisher v. University of Texas may determine affirmative action's future. It may also reveal the extent of the conservative justices' avowed commitments to judicial restraint. To understand why Fisher has this significance, recall the court's holding in June that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. In that case, Obergefell v. Hodges, the four most conservative justices dissented.