Penn in the News

Philly.com — May 21, 2013

Lillian Aronson of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on a cat receiving kidney transplant surgery.

Philadelphia Inquirer — May 21, 2013

Recent graduates Ali Derassouyan and Kirby Dixon, both of the School of Arts and Sciences, are featured for their college experiences at Penn.

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) — May 21, 2013

Gustavo Aguirre of the School of Veterinary Medicine is interviewed about offering free vision screenings for service dogs.

Chronicle of Higher Education — May 21, 2013

Robert Ghrist of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Arts and Sciences highlighted for teaching an online course.

Philadelphia Inquirer — May 20, 2013

Bobbi Kurshan of the Graduate School of Education is highlighted for GSE’s new Education Design Studio Fund.

“Marketplace,” American Public Media — May 20, 2013

Andrea Matwyshyn of the Wharton School shares her thoughts on what causes drivers to be distracted, outside of texting.

“Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane,” WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) — May 20, 2013

Richard Beeman of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses his new book, Our Lives, Our Fortunes, & Our Sacred Honor: The Forging of American Independence.

Washington Post — May 19, 2013

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the resilience of historically black colleges and universities during difficult times.

Philadelphia Inquirer — May 19, 2013

Carl June, David Porter, Michael Kalos and Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine are cited for testing CAR therapy in humans.

MSNBC — May 18, 2013

Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about the BRCA 1 mutation.

New York Times — May 17, 2013

Garret FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about studying aspirin.

Philly.com — May 17, 2013

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is highlighted for her research on historically black colleges and universities.

Reuters — May 17, 2013

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School comments on the cost of living abroad in comparison to living in the U.S.

Wall Street Journal — May 17, 2013

Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy is quoted about whether or not donors care if their donations will highly impact the charities’ goals.

NBC News — May 15, 2013

Natasha Mirza of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on paralysis of a vocal chord.

HealthDay News — May 15, 2013

Debbie Cohen of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for leading a study about the impact of yoga on hypertension.

Huffington Post — May 15, 2013

Adam Grant of the Wharton School shares his views on the quest for happiness.

Huffington Post — May 14, 2013

Vivian Seltzer of the School of Social Policy and Practice is cited for her research on adolescent development.

Inside Higher Ed — May 14, 2013

Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School discusses how Penn is offering students opportunities to study abroad.

Philadelphia Inquirer — May 14, 2013

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s commencement address to the class of 2013 is featured.