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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine said relaxing nursing home regulations during the pandemic was a matter of “balancing risks.” “The trade-off was, had they not been relaxed, other things would be worse,” she said.
Penn In the News
Jason Schnittker of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about older adults’ positive perceptions of their own health. “Older people expect some deterioration in health and aren’t thrown off course in the same way when it occurs,” he explained.
Penn In the News
The soon-to-be Wharton graduate is favored for a potential mid-round draft pick, and will make Watson the first Penn player to be selected for the NFL draft since 2002.
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Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes about the politics of hypocrisy and uses U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy who wants to prohibit abortion but reportedly encouraged his mistress to get one, as an example.
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Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that educators should continue to teach about topics such as climate change and the Holocaust even though there are people that deny their existence.
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Within hours of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, Allyson Delnore at the University of Pittsburgh got an email from a partner at the international office at Newcastle University, several hours north of London. The message said that Newcastle is unsure whether a collaborative research exchange program between the University of Pittsburgh and Newcastle will be affected by the British vote. Ms. Delnore, Pitt’s European Studies Center interim director, thought after reading the email that the future of the program would be in question.
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Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is highlighted for her research on evolutionary genetics.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on marketing strategies to help Cheney University recruit students.