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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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High Anxiety: How Can We Save Our Students From Themselves?
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes on gun control, mental-health resources and the role of the college campus.
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Why Female Co-working Spaces Have Yet to Gain Traction in Asia
The Wharton School’s Laura Huang comments on why female co-working spaces are rare in Asia.
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Breaking Tradition, Former Presidents Sparring With Trump
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is quoted on public discourse as modeled by past U.S. presidents.
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Scientists Bust Myth that Academic Productivity Declines with Age
It is often thought that a young academic in any field publishes early and often, peaks after about five years, secures a permanent position and then gradually grows less productive until retirement. But the idea that scholars produce less work as they age could be little more than an unhelpful myth, according to new evidence presented by the University of Colorado Boulder.
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MIT Introduces Digital Diplomas
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering some students the option to be awarded tamper-free digital degree certificates when they graduate, in partnership with Learning Machine.
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Gene Therapy Helped These Children See. Can It Transform Medicine?
Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire of the Perelman School of Medicine are pioneers in gene therapy for the treatment of retinal degeneration.
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When Things Get Personal
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels is facing criticism for his response to a request that he investigate a series of white supremacist messages on campus.
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A Dying Doctor, Peter Thiel, and a Rogue Herpes Vaccine Trial Gone Wrong
Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about violations by drug- development companies.
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The Case for Trash-talking at Work, According to Research
Maurice E. Schweitzer and Jeremy Yip of the Wharton School write about the role of competitive communication in the workplace.
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When Oscar Wilde Colluded ith the Russians
Postdoctoral student Jennifer Wilson of the School of Arts and Sciences explores Oscar Wilde’s involvement in Russian storytelling.