A 2021 Perelman School of Medicine review of 38 different studies found little evidence that white noise improves sleep.
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that a recent proposal for a third-party investigation into whether Starbucks violated its commitment to labor laws will likely impact the company’s behavior, even if it doesn’t pass a shareholder vote.
A study co-authored by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School and PIK Professor Barbara Mellers finds that happiness only plateaus with higher earnings for people who were already unhappy.
Theodore Schurr of the School of Arts & Sciences contributed to the Anson Street African Burial Ground Project in order to trace the genetic roots of African remains.
Guy Grossman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition has little choice but to enter dialogue with him, if only to show up his double-dealing.
