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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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California says its new gun law is about public safety. But what about these women?
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice says there is no evidence that carrying a gun makes women who have been abused safer.
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‘I don’t have a life’: Parents struggle to get home nurses for medically fragile kids
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing said it's a myth that nurses are leaving in droves, but they are jumping to other jobs in the field with better working conditions.
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Adding dental coverage to Medicare makes a lot of sense—except to dentists
Allison Hoffman of the Carey Law School is quoted on how the current dental insurance system is unsustainable.
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California homicide rise becomes recall rallying cry, but experts question Newsom’s role
Aaron Chalfin of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on how the surge in crime rates is more complicated than what political attack ads suggest and extends beyond the policies of one governor or state.
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Sixers owner Josh Harris donates $1M to Penn wrestling
Philadelphia 76ers managing partner and former Penn wrestler Josh Harris, who graduated from Wharton Business School in 1986, has donated $1 million to the Quakers wrestling program, allotted over five years to an assistant coaching endowment and facility renovations.
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UC Berkeley's New Chancellor Brings Optimism — and a World Record — to an Embattled Campus
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ just can’t seem to resist. As she walked the campus this week, she gravitated toward students and waded right in. She posed for pictures. She quickly connected with a freshman who shared her New Jersey background. She greeted new arrivals on orientation tours.
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OCC Suspends Student Who Recorded Professor's Anti-Trump Comments; Appeal Is Filed
The Orange Coast College student who secretly video-recorded his human-sexuality professor’s classroom comments calling President Trump’s election victory “an act of terrorism” is being suspended for violating campus policy, though he has appealed the decision.
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USC Closes in on $6-Billion Fundraising Goal Ahead of Schedule
USC is about to reach its $6-billion fundraising goal more than 17 months ahead of schedule and will be extending the campaign five more years, university President C.L. Max Nikias announced Wednesday during his annual address to the faculty.
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Allowing Concealed Weapons on College Campuses is a Silly, and Dangerous, Idea
College, we like to think, is a time of intellectual inquiry. But it is also, as anyone who has spent any time on a campus knows, a time of boundary-testing, experimentation and alcohol-fueled parties. Not exactly the kind of place where it makes sense to let folks wander around carrying hidden weapons.
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Berkeley Law School Dean Who Resigned Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Files Discrimination Suit
The former dean of UC Berkeley’s law school filed a lawsuit Thursday, accusing school officials of singling him out because of his race for a second investigation of sexual harassment allegations.