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  • Why the stock market slip is not a slide

    Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel recommends that long-term investors not panic at the stock market’s recent swoon.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • What IPCC 1.5 degree report means for global climate action

    On October 8th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees, describing expected environmental, economic and social impacts brought by 1.5 degrees Celsius of climate warming, and the actions that need to be taken on a global scale to limit warming to that level.

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →

  • The Graduate School of Education gets HEARD

    The Hub for Equity, Anti-Oppression, Research, and Development (HEARD) is established to draw together members of our community committed to equity and anti-oppression scholarship, and to provide opportunities for continuing learning. 

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  • New chapter for architectural conservation at PennDesign

    PennDesign’s distinguished center for training and research in the technical conservation of the built environment, The Center for Architectural Conservation, led by Frank G. Matero, has a new home and a new name.

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →

  • Why a data-driven approach can enhance the art of logo design

    The task of designing a logo has historically been viewed as an art more than a science, but Wharton marketing professor Ryan Dew’s new paper, “Letting Logos Speak: A Machine Learning Approach to Data-driven Logo Design,” proposes a more data-driven approach. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Climbing out of the anesthetic abyss

     Alexander Proekt and Max B. Kelz are part of Penn’s Center for the Neuroscience of Unconsciousness and Reanimation Research Alliance, driving research on the unconscious mind and the mechanisms behind states of anesthesia and wakefulness.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Oncology social work is the first program of its kind

    The Advanced Certificate in Oncology Social Work is a 12-month program, which includes monthly sessions taught at the Perelman School of Medicine, that trains social workers to specifically respond to cancer patients with guidance, advocacy, and support in coping with their diagnoses.   

    FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →

  • Molecular details of protein reveal glimpse into how kidney stones form

    With a high-resolution image of an ion channel protein, researchers will now be able to use bioinformatics to discover compounds that interact with that protein to treat and prevent kidney stones in at-risk populations. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Petitioning gave rise to the modern administrative state

    Penn Law professor Maggie McKinley uncovers the previously unexplored origins of the modern administrative state in the history of Congressional petitioning in a recent article in the Yale Law Journal.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →

  • Amazon’s $15 minimum wage: What’s the end game?

    Wharton's Matthew Bidwell and Marshall W. Meyer discuss Amazon's decision to raise its minimum wage for employees.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →