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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Uber's Next CEO Inherits a Board at War and a Combative Ex-CEO
Michael Useem of the Wharton School is quoted about how Uber needs to overcome its challenges.
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What You Need to Know About Experiencing the Great American Eclipse
Graduate student David Sliski of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Studying the behavior of our sun allows us to test models that can help answer other questions about the universe.”
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Hackers at DefCon Conference Exploit Vulnerabilities in Voting Machines
Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, a co-coordinator of a hacking conference, DefCon, comments on attendees that found and exploited vulnerabilities in various voting machine types.
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Fact Check: Trump’s Power to Pardon
Eugene Kiely of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Factcheck.org and undergraduate Sydney Schaedel of the School of Arts & Sciences write about the limitations of the president’s power to pardon. Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School references the Constitution about pardons.
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Blaming Political Vitriol for Men like James Hodgkinson? Not So Fast, Experts Say
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication offers two reasons why social media contributes to increase partisanship.
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Making a Major Purchase? Wait for Memorial Day
Jonah Berger of the Wharton School talks about Memorial Day discount shopping.
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Payday Loans Are Dying. Problem Solved? Not Quite
Lisa Servon of the School of Design is quoted on how rising expenses and irregular cash flow affect the payday loan industry and customers.
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As Trump Preps for First Commencement Speeches, Politics May Take Center Stage
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted on how featured speakers prepare for commencement ceremonies.
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Video: Meet Zuul, the New Dinosaur Species Named After 'Ghostbusters' Demon
Peter Dodson of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences comments on imaging the inside of a dinosaur species fossil skull.
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Did Net Neutrality Keep Broadband Out of Low-income Neighborhoods, as FCC Claims?
Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School is quoted on the effect net neutrality has on lower-income areas.