Penn in the News

In his book “The Truth About Immigration,” Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez of the Wharton School writes that immigrants bring economic and other benefits to nations even when they’re slow to integrate.

A 2017 study by the Perelman School of Medicine found that only 39% of women received the same treatment as men for the same health condition.

Research by Ellen White of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues in Elizabeth Grice’s lab suggests that a bacterium found in chronic wounds can aid healing.

Katherina Rosqueta of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that donors sometimes struggle with seeing how to make a difference, given that philanthropic funding is tiny compared to government spending or the business sector.

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that there’s a real risk with robotaxis if federal regulators move too fast.

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of current bird flu viruses.

Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that a government-charged fee to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the guarantee of a bailout in another crisis could mitigate some mortgage market swings from going private.

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the negative impacts of biofuels on land are difficult to overstate.

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects that large-cap tech shares could see flat returns in 2025, though undervalued small- and mid-cap stocks will rally.

Bridges to Wealth, a financial literacy program created by Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School, will partner with Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to bring a wealth-building curriculum to historically Black colleges and universities.