Penn in the News

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on difficulties in matching workers with jobs.

David Casarett of the Perelman School of Medicine pens an opinion piece about the recent attention on opioid addiction.

Thirteen years ago, when James W. Wagner, an engineer turned administrator, introduced himself to alumni of Emory University as the new president, he was uniformly greeted with one question: Was he there to start an engineering school? After all, why else would Emory, which has always fashioned itself as a classic liberal-arts institution, hire away the provost of Case Western Reserve University, an institution popular among engineering majors?

Full-time instructors at regional public universities earn an average of about $21,000, or nearly 25 percent, more in pay and benefits annually if they belong to a union, concludes a groundbreaking new study of compensation at such institutions. The location and size of the employer also makes a big difference. Those in larger suburban public universities, the highest-paying category of institutions studied, earned an average of nearly $17,000, or 20 percent, more in pay and benefits annually than those at midsize rural institutions, the lowest-paying category.

Yash Mulgaonkar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is mentioned as one of the inventors of the Picobug, a 30-gram robot.

Forget the blooming flowers and chirping birds. Spring’s the time for writing triumphant news releases about how many applications your college received. More than last year! More than ever!

Neill Epperson of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the difficulties facing new mothers suffering from postpartum depression.

Neil O. Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on infectious disease brought by insects.

Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication writes about the news media coverage of presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Kathleen Jamieson and Joseph Cappella of Annenberg School for Communication are quoted on the public's trust in the media.