Recession or soft landing? Susan Wachter, of the Wharton School and the Penn Institute for Urban Research, co-hosts the monthly webinar with William Glasgall, a Penn IUR Fellow, featuring panel discussions about the COVID-19 pandemic’s fiscal effects on cities and states. Penn Today spoke with Wachter and Glasgall about the latest episode, which explores effects of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. (Image: iStock / Dilok Klaisataporn) Recession or soft landing? Susan Wachter and William Glasgall of the Penn Institute for Urban Research discuss key takeaways from their webinar on interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.
A wrong number, a cryptic message, and a big Nobel win nocred A wrong number, a cryptic message, and a big Nobel win Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share their thoughts on their newly minted honor at a University press conference.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work Image: iStock/gorodenkoff ‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into the nature and practice of hybrid work via faculty research, and presents it as knowledge employees can use.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, Penn’s historic mRNA vaccine research team, win 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine. nocred Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, Penn’s historic mRNA vaccine research team, win 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine The highest honor was bestowed for foundational discoveries that gave the world a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing bias in AI mage: Sylverarts for Adobe Stock Addressing bias in AI In Policy Lab: AI and Implicit Bias, Penn Carey Law students propose solutions to address intersectional bias in generative AI.
How the hippocampus distinguishes true and false memories Image: iStock/metamorworks How the hippocampus distinguishes true and false memories Researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences have shown for the first time that electrical signals in the hippocampus differ immediately before recollection of true and false memories.
Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent five weeks shadowing doctors at the Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, one of Italy’s foremost hospitals. (Image: Julia Ognibene) Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent the summer connecting with family and shadowing doctors in Italy
GradFest celebrates its ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Melissa Kelly GradFest celebrates its ‘Sweet Sixteen’ The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Graduate Student Center offered a mix of programming, kicking off the 2023-2024 academic year.