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  • Lowering drug prices: will the cost outweigh the cure?

    Experts at Wharton and Drexel analyze whether lowered prescription drug costs will be damaging to future drug research and manufacturing, and what is more important in the short and long-term for patients. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • How social networks contribute to the spread of unproven innovations

    Wharton professor Valentina Assenova discusses which innovations spread throughout social media, despite their unproven value. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Little-discussed change in Trump tax cut plan has implications for U.S. trade

    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. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law

  • Extraordinary contributions by extraordinary people

    Highlights of the numerous distinctions and accolades members of the Graduate School of Education were awarded with this season.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education

  • Will renewed sanctions against Iran backfire on the U.S.?

    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

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Dr. Regina Abrami honored with Ideas Worth Teaching Award

    She is one of 20 recipients of the award from the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, for her course “Fault Lines and Foresight”.

    FULL STORY AT Lauder Institute

  • Wharton teaching awards 2018

    A list of this year's distinguished recipients of eight teaching awards for Wharton Business School faculty.

    FULL STORY AT Almanac

  • How the Golden State Killer case ignited a privacy debate

    While the breakthrough in the longstanding cold-case is a success, the question of privacy and private DNA analytics services is challenged.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • The politics of data privacy in a post-Cambridge Analytica world

    Worries about data privacy, when user-generated data is monetized, leads to a larger question of regulation in the tech industry. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Boosting EV demand is vital to meeting sales mandates

    Consumers lack information and resources to understand the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. To meet sales mandates, states need to address consumer concerns about EV battery range limitation, high cost, and charging infrastructure. 

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center