Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that claims of convergent evidence honor science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed.

Sasha Indarte of the Wharton School says that financial constraints coupled with expectations that the economy is weakening will eventually cause consumers to spend less, which can cause businesses to cut back or lay off workers.

Anthea Butler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Pope Francis’s 12-year tenure was inclusive in a way that has altered the church long-term and could open the door for a successor from outside of Europe.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the sheer number of variables makes $28 trillion a vast underestimate of the climate damage caused by the world’s largest companies.

Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine will speak at the Drexel University College of Medicine’s commencement, and alumna Elizabeth Banks will speak at Penn’s.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says a recent study of the cost of climate damage caused by fossil fuel companies underestimates the damage.

Arnold Mathijssen of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues applied the principles of fluid dynamics to optimize the pour in pour over coffee.

When someone does not have vaccine records, a blood test can reveal whether they have antibodies against certain viral infections, says Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Commenting on changes in presidential attitudes toward the chair of the Fed, Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says, “The entire environment has shifted quite dramatically.”

Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that a general assumption of integrity and bipartisanship is what gives the Federal Reserve its authority and maneuverability.