Susan Wachter of the Wharton School comments on homeowners’ unwillingness to sell.
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Ivona Percec of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the effect of sun exposure on skin.
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on employers shifting workers’ schedules to part-time.
A gun-violence forum hosted by the School of Social Policy and Practice called “Finding Common Ground: Moving Forward” is featured.
Katherine Kuchenbecker of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for studying haptic engineering.
A Graduate School of Education study on black male athletes is cited.
Joseph Gyourko of the Wharton School comments on a rise in Federal Housing Authority foreclosures.
A gun-violence forum hosted by the School of Social Policy and Practice featuring retired astronaut Mark Kelly is highlighted.
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication contributes his thoughts about President Obama seeking the next Federal Communications Commission chair.
Ertugrul Cubukcu of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is highlighted for leading a team of researchers in studying plasmomechanics.
Katherine Kuchenbecker of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is featured for her TED talk about haptography.
Ian Lustick of the School of Arts and Sciences says “treating every terrorist attack as something that threatens our existence will only encourage more of it.”
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication comments on graphic images shared via the media after the Boston Marathon blasts.
Justin McDaniel of the School of Arts and Sciences talks about his experience teaching a course where students adopted monk-like behavior for a month.
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication discusses how viewing images helps people process traumatic events.
Devesh Kapur of the School of Arts and Sciences shares his thoughts about why foreign direct investment is not attracted to India.
PennMOVES is mentioned about items students leave behind when they depart for the summer and Barbara Lea-Kruger of Business Services is quoted.
Sarah Barringer Gordon of the Law School and the School of Arts and Sciences comments on the idea of tax exemptions for religious institutions.
Mitchell Schnall of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “There’s a lot of pressure on radiology in terms of efficiency.”
The winner of the Wharton Social Venture Business Plan Competition is announced, and Peter Frumkin of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy in the School of Social Policy and Practice is mentioned for being a judge.









