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Kevin Volpp: Nudging populations toward better health
Kevin Volpp.

Kevin Volpp is the Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Wharton School, and director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics.

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Kevin Volpp: Nudging populations toward better health

Kevin Volpp, Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Wharton School, discusses how behavioral health interventions can improve public health outcomes.

From the Regulatory Review

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Penn scholars on the Supreme Court’s 2024-25 regulatory decisions

Penn scholars on the Supreme Court’s 2024-25 regulatory decisions

An essay series in The Regulatory Review, a publication of the Penn Program on Regulation, examines the Supreme Court’s major regulatory decisions from its recent term.

From the Regulatory Review

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Private equity in 401(k)s: Opportunity or overreach?

Private equity in 401(k)s: Opportunity or overreach?

Wharton’s Bilge Yilmaz and Burcu Esmer break down how the Trump administration’s new executive order could reshape how Americans invest for retirement.

‘Meet the Authors’ at Wharton

‘Meet the Authors’ at Wharton

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s podcast, “Ripple Effect,” features conversations with faculty discussing their new books, with topics ranging from Japan’s hybrid leadership model, consumer satisfaction, successful entrepreneurship, marketing, and investing.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Why women are leaving male-dominated STEM

Why women are leaving male-dominated STEM

New research from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang shows how rejection dampens job-seeking persistence for women in male-dominated fields.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2025-26 U.S. Student Program grants
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The 17 Penn students and alumni who have been offered 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants are (from left) (top row) Emily R. Antrilli, Leo Biehl, Emmie Chacker, Claire Elliot, Zane Grenoble, and Arielle Hardy; (center row) Theresa Haupt, Timothy Lie, Paul Lin, Henry McDaniel, and Nova Meng; (bottom row) Aleena Parenti, Rajat Ramesh, Elan Roth, Emma Steinheimer, Rachel Swym, and Teresa Xie. Not pictured: Anjalee Bhuyan and Margaret Gerhart.

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Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2025-26 U.S. Student Program grants

As of early July, 19 Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2025-26 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than a dozen countries.

Louisa Shepard

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Lauder Institute launches expanded summer immersion for Class of 2027, introducing new geopolitical themes

Lauder Institute launches expanded summer immersion for Class of 2027, introducing new geopolitical themes

This year’s program, a cornerstone of the Institute’s Master of Arts in International Studies—a joint degree offered in combination with the Wharton MBA—offers a six-week deep dive into the Institute’s newly introduced geopolitical themes, with an additional week at the start of the immersion dedicated to contextualizing the geopolitical challenges shaping today’s business landscape.

Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives
Lauren Hyppolite standing in a bright hallway. She's grinning and looking slightly to the side.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

    As managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School, Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

    3 min. read