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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Video: China Is Making Communist Party Stronger Than Ever: Wharton Dean
Dean Geoffrey Garrett of the Wharton School discusses geopolitics, specifically China and the Communist Party.
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Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard
For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost.
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Matching the ‘Undermatched’
Ever since a 2012 study found that a majority of high-achieving, low-income high school seniors don't apply to a single competitive college, educators and policy makers have been debating what to do a
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Who Will Be the GOP’s Conservative Culture Hero?
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about who will serve as the GOP’s conservative cultural hero.
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The Science Behind Soothing, Stressful, and Sleep-inducing Sounds
Maria Geffen of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how sound works.
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Eight Ways the NJ Higher Education Landscape Changed in 2014
With New Jersey continuing its notorious “brain drain” export of more than 30,000 college students every year, much of the focus in higher education in 2014 remained on expansion: breaking ground on new academic buildings, increasing housing opti
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Drug May Help Fight Obesity
Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the history of weight-loss drugs.
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How to Keep Your Resolutions
Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School write about keeping New Year’s resolutions.
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Nicely Aged
Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum is interviewed about the process for researching and recreating ancient alcoholic beverages.
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The PM Will Have to Bend the Sangh Parivar to His Will: Devesh Kapur
Devesh Kapur of the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about the challenges India will face in 2015.