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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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'Brother Robb' Tackles Domestic Violence With Unusual Approach
Robb Carter of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice is highlighted for leading a discussion titled “Domestic Abuse: A Look From the Abusive Male Perspective.”
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Is It Time to Retire Cholesterol Tests?
Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine states that LDL cholesterol is not the best measure of cardiovascular risk.
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Miami Dade College President Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón is highlighted for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
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In 50 years, Heart Transplant Surgery Hasn’t Changed Significantly
Rhondalyn McLean of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on heart-assist devices and why the foundation of heart-transplant surgeries has not significantly changed.
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‘No, I Do Not Work Here’
Doctoral student Andrew Martinez of the Graduate School of Education writes about racialized assumptions, particularly being mistaken for a service worker while attending academic conferences and forums.
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Trump Lawyer Presses Argument for Presidential Immunity in Defamation Case
Stephen Burbank of the Law School is cited for a brief filed earlier this year stating, “No one in our nation is above the law, not even our President.”
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These Ideas About Sexual Attraction May Be Based on Shoddy Science
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences comments on a study in which college women were putting themselves in highly sexualized situations as a requirement for a class.
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To Tackle Climate Change in the Trump Era, Fix Housing
Research from John Landis and Erick Guerra of the School of Design about U.S. metropolitan climate-change programs during the current administration is cited.
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Why Is the NFL Giving Millions to UNCF?
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education shared her thoughts on the National Football League’s multi-million-dollar pledge to causes committed to social change for African-Americans.
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The White House Press Briefing, Always a Spin Zone, Is Now Approaching Uselessness
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center describes the White House press briefings and compares it to the Nixon administration after the Watergate break-in. She says, “What you’re essentially watching is the art of deflection, the art of rationalization.”