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The Fed is driving an unusual contradiction in the housing market
Barron’s

The Fed is driving an unusual contradiction in the housing market

In an op-ed, Susan Wachter of the Wharton School writes about how ongoing monetary policy has resulted in high house prices and rates of rent alongside low construction and sales activity.

Sep 14, 2022

World Heritage—too much of a good thing?
ABC Australia

World Heritage—too much of a good thing?

PIK Professor Lynn Meskell, also of the Penn Museum, joins a radio conversation to discuss how the World Heritage Convention has become a victim of its own success.

Sep 17, 2022

Drone swarm that 3D prints cement structures could construct buildings
New Scientist

Drone swarm that 3D prints cement structures could construct buildings

Robert Stuart-Smith of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues demonstrate how 3D-printing drones can create large structures made of foam or cement, paving the way for future construction efforts.

Sep 21, 2022

Amber Wiley to join Weitzman faculty and lead civil rights initiative

Amber Wiley to join Weitzman faculty and lead civil rights initiative

The architectural and urban historian whose teaching and research center on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities, will join the Weitzman School as Presidential Associate Professor and the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.

Paying patients can improve engagement in mental health treatment

Paying patients can improve engagement in mental health treatment

Financial incentives are known to increase patient engagement in a wide range of health programs, but they have rarely been used for mental health care beyond treating substance use disorders. Showing up and being involved in mental health treatment is half the battle for patients, and a new study from Penn LDI shows that financial incentives can help.

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