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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lessons From Latin America on STEM Education
Dennis DeTurck of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on exploring new ways to teach math and science.
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The Black Hebrews and Israel
Dean John Jackson of the School of Social Policy & Practice is mentioned for his book Thin Description: Ethnography and the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem.
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Hong Kong’s Umbrella Generation
Guobin Yang of the Annenberg School for Communication co-writes an article with graduate student Ran Liu of the School of Arts & Sciences about Hong Kong’s evolving political landscape.
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Freezing Out Young Scientists
Ten years ago, a report from a National Academy of Sciences committee sounded an alarm about the barriers that young biomedical scientists face in launching their research careers.
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Audio: Brain Scans May Help Predict Future Problems, and Solutions
Caryn Lerman of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about researching smoking cessation.
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Philadelphia Communications Experts Weigh In on Paris Terror Attack
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication shares her thoughts on free speech and the terror attack in Paris.
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The University of China Illinois
It would be hard to find a more iconic American campus than that of the University of Illinois's main campus here. On the unseasonably warm late October weekend when the homecoming football game is played, the trees have changed to their fall colors and the central quad is alive. Students wearing orange Illinois gear crisscross it.
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The Web Poet’s Society
Al Filreis of the School of Arts & Sciences and his modern poetry MOOC are highlighted.
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Audio: Marie Gottschalk: ‘Caught: The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics’
Marie Gottschalk of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the United States prison system.
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Video: While the Drone Industry Zooms, Regulation Lags
Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses how to design flying robots that are equipped with sensors to avoid things autonomously.