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How social media is shaping political campaigns
Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim discusses how social media is changing political competition.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Wharton releases new retail study on customer loyalty
A report from Wharton’s Thomas S. Robertson reveals that consumer disappointment with retailers runs deep.
News・ Health Sciences
Opioid rates for knee surgery both high and varied
Examining insurance data, Penn researchers found that 36% of patients received an opioid prescription that was stronger than the CDC-recommended dose.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
When several lines are better than one
New research by Wharton’s Hummy Song suggests that knowledge-based industries should rethink how customer service manages queueing, and how operational design can change organizational culture and improve performance.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
COVID, politics, and voting by mail
New research conducted by the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) looks at how much support for vote by mail was impacted by the pandemic and efforts by partisan elites to politicize the discussion.
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Beth Simmons writes on ‘Pandemic Responses as Border Politics’
Simmons’ article argues that the COVID-19 pandemic ‘reflects growing anxieties about border insecurity in the modern operational system,’ leaving countries to exert more effort at border control.
News・ Science & Technology
Decision-making and anxiety in the time of COVID-19
Penn experts discuss the psychology behind decision-making, how anxiety and stress impacts behavior, and share strategies for deciding how to safely reengage with society.
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Penn Engineering and Nursing partner with Hillrom on Internet-of-Things Technology
A collaboration with nursing, engineering, and the medical device provider will develop new technologies to assist clinicians via “safe AI.”
News・ Campus & Community
Campus workers deliver a ‘team effort’
As Penn settles into Phase II of research resumption and the fall semester gears up, essential workers keep the campus running. Penn Today spoke with three workers about their “new normal.”
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Existing drugs like statins may be promising COVID-19 treatments
Commentary by two Penn researchers outline a systematic framework for repurposing existing drugs to quickly find new therapies, after an observational study suggested statins may be helpful in combating COVID-19.