Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School comments on hedge funds as “shadow banks.”

A study by Amber Alhadeff of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that a population of neurons in the hindbrain plays a key role in mediating the appetite suppressant and weight loss effects of GLP-1 drugs.

Postdoc Alyssa Sinclair of the Annenberg School for Communication says that Virginia universities will likely need to institute budget adjustments to make up cuts to federal health funding.

The 129th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field will start Thursday, featuring remarks from Steve Dolan.

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says the ruling of a federal judge against Google in a monopoly case was not surprising.

Adam Grant of the Wharton School illustrates self-leadership by drawing a boundary between the things that are and are not within a person’s control.

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School evaluates Google Gemini 2.5’s performance as an AI model against human Ph.D.s with access to Google.

Susan Wachter of the Wharton School forecasts a rise in housing prices between 2 and 3%, down from her previous estimate of 4.5%.

Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences is among those named Guggenheim Fellows.

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine says that wearing socks to warm up one’s feet can cause core body temperature to drop, signaling the brain to prepare for sleep.