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How the U.S. could stabilize debt and fuel economic growth
A new brief by the Penn Wharton Budget Model suggests three options for effectively lowering the debt-to-GDP ratio, warning that the U.S. government needs to act now.
What’s on your Alexa shopping list? How retailers can win with voice-assist technology
New marketing research from Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim and John Zhang examines the interplay between how consumers use technology to shop and their brand loyalty.
Kandi Wiens, a Penn GSE expert on burnout, emotional intelligence and resiliency, says it’s essential for educators to be mindful of self-care and stress management.
Penn Medicine researchers receive $10M grant for preventing breast cancer recurrence
A research team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center has received the grant for cancer research to target dormant tumor cells before they can cause a recurrence of the disease.
Penn Libraries acquires two significant collections of Sun Ra Archival materials
Penn Libraries has acquired two important collections that illuminate Sun Ra’s artistic output and his influence on American music and culture, including the research file of jazz historian John Szwed, author of the biography “Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra.”
Dialogue resources from SNF Paideia for addressing current events
Thinking intentionally about how to create space for emotional processing in gathering spaces is always appropriate, whether the goal is to foster meaningful dialogue or simply to diffuse distractions. It becomes especially important in moments of discernible collective unrest in response to major campus, community, national, or global events. The Paideia Program shares a few resources that may help you think about how to address these moments.
In Penn Carey Law’s Lisa M. Fairfax’s course, students unpack the history of the Environmental, Social, and Governance movement—and prepare to chart its future.
Diversity in the Stacks: Exploring Chinese internet literature
To more accurately reflect the diversity of literature in China, the Penn Libraries has made a special effort to add recent internet novels that have been published in print form to its collection.
A common antibody treatment may be unnecessary after first-trimester abortion
In a new study by LDI senior fellow Courtney A. Schreiber and colleagues concluded that Rh testing and immunoglobulin administration is unnecessary after induced first-trimester abortion. These study results also suggest ways to reduce financial and clinical barriers to abortion care.
What causes traffic—and how it separates rich and poor countries
Urban travel speed is strongly related to a country’s GDP, which explains why it is crucial to invest more in roads and increase uncongested mobility, according to a new paper co-authored by Wharton’s Gilles Duranton.