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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Is the U.S. Health-care System Terminally Broken?
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School argues that the U.S. health-care system can be fixed by increasing innovation.
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The Likely Reason You Get Nightmares – and Tips to Try Preventing Them
Charles Bae of the Perelman School of Medicine offers reasons why people have nightmares and says they are loosely linked to experiencing or stressing about something during waking hours.
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How Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sees the World
Anthea Butler of the School of Arts and Sciences says White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is “the classical evangelical woman.”
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Tim Murphy and the Politics of Hypocrisy
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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Don’t Let the Critics Scare You Away From Passive Investing
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School writes about passive investing and outlines its advantages.
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Could Harvey Weinstein Face Criminal Charges?
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences says that the statute of limitations may not permit the accusers to press criminal charges against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment.
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Penn Surgeons Become World's First to Test Glowing Dye for Cancerous Lymph Nodes
Jason Newman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on leading a study that tests the effectiveness of intraoperative molecular imaging.
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Meredith Takes Hands-on Approach to Learning Math
The Graduate School of Education’s Ongoing Assessment Project is highlighted for its partnership with a local Philadelphia public school, William M. Meredith School.
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We Need to Talk About Kids and Smartphones
Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on adolescents having access to technology and the internet at all times.
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Puerto Rico’s ‘Monkey Island’ Needs Help Fast to Save Its Inhabitants
Michael Platt of the Wharton School, Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences comments on the monkeys that occupy Cayo Santiago, an island off Puerto Rico. He says, “This fragile population somehow weathered this awful storm, but we need to act quickly to save them and the important scientific possibilities they represent.”