“Investors like to believe markets are noisy but fair. Prices move. Information gets absorbed. Excess returns fade. Over time, randomness wins. A new Wharton study by Jessica Wachter that focuses on stock returns quietly dismantles that comfort.”
Jalpa Doshi of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute is a co-author of an opinion essay on the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan.
Speaking about AI agents and their possible autonomy, Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says, “I suspect that it’s just going to be a fun little drama that peters out after too many bots try to sell bitcoin.”
Penn Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that could improve survival rates for pancreatic cancer, a disease frequently diagnosed at advanced stages.
Patti Williams of the Wharton School says that, when we feel more hopeful about our goals, we’re more likely to invest in the tools to help us achieve them.
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center is spotlighted for training dogs to help detect a form of canine cancer.
“From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed” by Scott Van Pelt of the Graduate School of Education looks at how universities were impacted by the Spanish flu in the early 20th century.
The Morris Arboretum is spotlighted as a public garden, a living museum, and an educational institution focused on environmental education.
Demonstrating language proficiency is one of the recommendations for how prospective students can be admitted to the Huntsman program.