In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center has partnered with iCivics, the education nonprofit founded by Sandra Day O’Connor, to create a free online game that teaches students and adults to recognize “fake news.”
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The history and progress of Penn's largest building project, the Pavilion hospital, already serving as a site for quality healthcare for its construction crew.
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Facing a growing caregiver problem, the CARE act will address the needs of vulnerable older adults in diverse communities for their benefit and their caregivers.
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Wharton professor Valentina Assenova discusses which innovations spread throughout social media, despite their unproven value.
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A research team led by political science professor Michael C. Horowitz will conduct social science research that is relevant to national security, focusing on human behavior and artificial intelligence.
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Law professor Chris Sanchirico's new paper, “The New U.S. Tax Preference for ‘Foreign-Derived Intangible Income,’” spotlights an overlooked provision to the U.S. tax code that lowers the corporate tax rate on income derived from exports and intangible business assets.
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Three teachers were chosen directly by their engineering students for the awards, based on excellence, dedication, and inspiration.
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Wharton experts weigh in on the recent decision by the Trump administration to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement, and the potential risk it poses to the role the U.S. plays in the Middle East
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Anew study from the Perelman School of Medicine determined that “clear cell” renal cell carcinoma tumors are found to repress enzyme activity. Treatments that restore the depleted enzymes may expand options for kidney cancer patients.
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Highlights of the numerous distinctions and accolades members of the Graduate School of Education were awarded with this season.
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