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Pennsylvania Hospital Selected for Effort to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in U.S. Hospitals
Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH) has been selected to participate in Best Fed Beginnings, a first-of-its-kind national effort to significantly improve breastfeeding rates in states where rates are currently the lowest.
Joel Carstens Named Director of Financial Aid at University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Carstens has been named University Director of Financial Aid at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Bill Schilling, who retired.
Penn in Washington
As Washington scorches in record-setting heat, some Penn students are exploring hot government careers though Penn in Washington summer internships.
Penn's Nursing Education Simulation Center
Penn Nursing students spend many hours in the classroom, but their curriculum also provides hands-on instruction, through simulation education.
Penn’s Annette Lareau Named President-elect of the American Sociological Association
PHILADELPHIA – Annette Lareau has been named president-elect of the American Sociological Association. She is the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor of Social Sciences in the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences’ sociology department.
Penn and Caltech Become Equity Investors in Coursera as 12 New Institutions Come Aboard
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania and the California Institute of Technology have extended a combined $3.7 million investment to Coursera, with further investment from New Enterprise Associates and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Penn: Annenberg Study Finds Using Present Verb Tense Can Positively Affect Substance Abuse
The use of present versus the past tense in recalling an experience with binge drinking can positively influence behaviors, an important development in aiding the development of alcohol abuse messages.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice’s Ortner Center Pairs With Avon to Go ‘Beyond Brochures’
PHILADELPHIA –- A grant from the Avon Foundation will allow researchers at the University of Pennsylvania to take an in-depth look at how the Internet plays a role in preventing violence against women.
Peter Van Do Named Director of Penn’s Pan-Asian American Community House
PHILADELPHIA – Peter Van Do has been named director of the Pan-Asian American Community House at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 23.
Working Dog Center seeks foster families
There’s no doubt, puppies can bring joy to people’s lives with their antics and unconditional love. But what if providing a home for one of these cute and furry critters could reap benefits for society at large, even save human lives?
In the News
The New York Times
Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump?
Amy Gutmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Germany is front and center in the economic problems currently afflicting Europe.
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Los Angeles Times
Trump offers murky worldview ahead of second term, mixing dire warnings with rosy promises
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump is far more hyperbolic on average than traditional presidential candidates, who still routinely claim that they will do something alone that can’t be done without Congress.
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The Hill
Trust in court system at record low: Gallup
An October survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the public’s trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has dropped to a record low.
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The New York Times
An epidemic of vicious school brawls, fueled by student cellphones
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that many schools don’t have a playbook for addressing student violence or helping pupils engage more positively online, in part because few researchers are studying the issue.
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The New York Times
N.Y.C. grocery prices are high. Could city-owned stores help?
Andrew Lamas of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the logistics of running grocery stores are complicated and that New York City should examine different models like cooperatives.
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