Penn in the News

National Public Radio — March 6, 2013

Uri Simonsohn of the Wharton School joins a discussion about interviews and applicants.

Feminist Wire — March 6, 2013

Salamishah Tillet of the School of Arts and Sciences shares her thoughts about controversial remarks made about young actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

“Marketplace,” American Public Media — March 6, 2013

Jonah Berger of the Wharton School discusses why consumers follow trends.

LiveScience — March 6, 2013

J. Kevin Foskett of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about co-authoring a study of taste.

USA Today — March 5, 2013

Jonah Berger of the Wharton School is interviewed about his new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On.

Huffington Post UK — March 5, 2013

Tracy Bale of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on research on how stress during pregnancy could be linked to autism in babies.

Philadelphia Inquirer — March 5, 2013

Dean Eric Furda of Admissions shares his support of the changes to the Common Application.

Wall Street Journal — March 5, 2013

Al Filreis of the School of Arts and Sciences is mentioned for his online Modern Poetry class via Coursera.

Bloomberg BusinessWeek — March 5, 2013

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School talks about the outlook for the U.S. stock market.

Wall Street Journal — March 5, 2013

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy and Practice is quoted about homelessness in New York City.

Reuters Health — March 4, 2013

Chyke Doubeni of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for leading a study that links colonoscopies to a lower risk of advanced-cancer diagnosis.

Bloomberg News — March 4, 2013

Z. John Zhang of the Wharton School comments on a campaign for companies to stop distributing discounts to members of the National Rifle Association.

Philadelphia Inquirer — March 4, 2013

Clifford Deutschman, Mike Cirigliano and Larry Gavin of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about sepsis.

“Newsworks,” WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) — March 4, 2013

Stewart Friedman of the Wharton School comments on business school graduates’ expectations.

Huffington Post — March 4, 2013

Michael Grandner of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how exercise can improve sleep quality.

Chronicle of Higher Education — March 4, 2013

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on employers’ complaints about unprepared job candidates.

Detroit Free Press — March 4, 2013

J. Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on long-term effects of ADHD.

Washington Post — March 4, 2013

David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on sleep deprivation.

National Law Journal — March 3, 2013

Dean Michael Fitts and the Heather Frattone of the Law School comment on Penn Law students taking classes at the Wharton School.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education — March 3, 2013

Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education shares her thoughts about minority-serving institutions broadening their mindset.