5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Does Anyone Make Accurate Geopolitical Predictions?
Barbara Mellers and Michael Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences co-author an article about geopolitical predictions.
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Before Net Neutrality: The Surprising 1940s Battle for Radio Freedom
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the history behind radio freedom in the 1940s.
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Urbanitas: Vamos a crear una Asamblea General de la sociedad civil
Eugenie Birch of the School of Design and Penn Institute for Urban Research discusses the importance of promoting citizen planning in urban areas.
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States Move to Make Citizenship Exams a Classroom Aid
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “One has to understand there are three branches of government before you can understand balance of power.”
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Not Promising Enough
Richard Gelles of the School of Social Policy & Practice writes about what he thinks is missing from President Obama’s “America’s College Promise” plan.
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Is It Possible to Accidentally Plagiarize?
Adam Grant of the Wharton School shares his thoughts on why people do not always give credit where it is due.
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What It Feels Like to Be a Black Professor
Dean John Jackson of the School of Social Policy & Practice writes about his experience as a black college professor.
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Audio: ‘Deflate-Gate’ and the Psychology of Cheating in Sports
Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School is interviewed.
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Video: The Push to Tax 529 Plans
President Amy Gutmann talks about President Obama’s proposal to tax 529 college plans.
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Paid More, Doctors Saw More Medicaid Patients, Penn Study Finds
Daniel Polsky of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School comments on a Penn study on Medicaid reimbursements for physicians and the number of poor patients.