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A conversation with Board Chair Ramanan Raghavendran

One year since becoming the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Raghavendran discusses Penn’s advancements from the past year, the purpose of a values statement, and Penn’s strengths as a cultivator of American leadership.

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What’s That? Black squirrels

Penn Today spoke to Sarah Tomke in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program about the black squirrels regularly seen on College Green. They are black because of a genetic mutation in the melanin receptor protein, which regulates pigment.

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What’s the future of cities?

Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.

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Jimmy Carter remembered

Penn faculty reflect on the legacy of the former president, who led America almost a half-century ago and whose post-presidency was defined by humanitarian work and service.

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Mind of Winter 2025

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Kelly Writers House welcomes the Penn community back with the annual Mind of Winter gathering, featuring soups, stews, and winter-themed readings.

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Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

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Penn Libraries and the Penn Museum present materials held in their collections that reflect upon the creators, modes, and influences of the Ainu, Indigenous peoples connected to the northern islands of Japan and parts of Russia. This exhibit is co-curated by Stephen A. Lang, Eri Mizukane, Rebecca Mendelson, and Deborah Stewart.

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Rivers in a changing world

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

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USA Today

Republicans loved crypto before Trump jumped on the bandwagon. Here’s why

According to research by David Reibstein of the Wharton School and colleagues, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to invest in cryptocurrency.

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6ABC.com

Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley

Stephen Cole of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that indoor cats are contracting bird flu through raw pet foods of poultry origin or raw milk products.

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Self

The surgeon general calls for new warning labels on alcohol—here’s the truth about how it impacts your health

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that alcohol’s effects on the brain are observed more readily because it’s the organ of behavior.

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NPR

Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout

Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.

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Newsweek

Cancer breakthrough as ‘speckles’ may reveal best treatment

A paper co-authored by PIK Professor Shelley Berger finds that patterns of “speckles” in the heart of tumor cells could help predict how patients with a common form of kidney cancer will respond to treatment options.

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Barron’s

The U.S. can’t grow its way out of debt. Here’s what it can do

A package of 13 major tax and spending reforms proposed by the Penn Wharton Budget Model could reduce the deficit by $10 trillion during the 10-year budget window and generate $59 trillion in net revenue by 2054.

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Good Housekeeping

Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.

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Time

Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine

Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle.

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Marketplace (NPR)

The economists’ word of the year

Sasha Indarte of the Wharton School says that economic uncertainty can cause people to postpone choices like spending, buying homes, how much to save, and how much to invest.

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ARS Technica

When does your brain think something is worth the wait?

Research by Joe Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that subjects with damage to certain regions of the prefrontal cortex are less likely to wait things out.

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