10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Factory workers become coders as companies automate
The Wharton School’s Morris Cohen said Europe is ahead of the U.S. when it comes to digitizing factories. BMW, for example, trains its employees to keep up with changing manufacturing processes, “teaching them that this is to their benefit, that this is not a way of replacing you, but making you more productive.”
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Like a boss: A college course for first-time managers
The Wharton School’s Peter Cappelli is teaching an undergraduate course called “How to Be the Boss,” which aims to prepare students for future leadership positions. “Supervisors are the connection employees have to an organization,” said Cappelli. “They’re really crucial to retaining people.”
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How the U.S. surrendered to China on scientific research
In an op-ed, PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel, Amy Gadsden, and Scott Moore, all of Penn Global, said America’s “lead in science and technology fields has been significantly eroded.” The authors say the U.S. needs to “meet [China’s] strength with strength” by investing in innovation.
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Beware algorithms that could collude on prices
Joseph Harrington of the Wharton School commented on a new study that found that price-setting algorithms are capable of learning to collude to inflate those prices when programmed to maximize profits.
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Levi CFO returns to NYSE to float another family-owned American Icon
David Wessels of the Wharton School said the key to a successful IPO is strategically positioning a company to buyers and then building on investors’ confidence by teasing the company’s next major steps.
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The NFL player moonlighting as an Ivy League professor
NFL linebacker and Wharton alum Brandon Copeland is co-teaching a financial literacy course with Brian Peterson of the School of Arts and Sciences. “I want you to leave this class feeling a lot more comfortable having these conversations about your money with people,” said Copeland.
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How community health workers could create less-costly, higher-quality care
A study by Shreya Kangovi of the Perelman School of Medicine offered evidence that a comprehensive community health worker program, similar to those implemented in countries with shortages of doctors and nurses, could be effective in the U.S.
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Nissan-Renault scandal shows it’s hard to keep car alliances on track
Harbir Singh of the Wharton School discussed the difficulties of corporate alliances in and beyond the auto industry. He attributed the low success rate to companies overestimating their savings and underestimating the challenges of merging businesses.
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Banks monitor older customers for cognitive decline
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Jason Karlawish said that banks notifying health-care professionals when older clients show signs of decline would help doctors make diagnoses and better protect account holders.
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Florida to gain 1.4 million voters if felon measure passes
In an exploration of the possible effects of restoring voting rights to people with felony records in Florida, Marc Meredith of the School of Arts and Sciences said that “fewer than 20 percent of people with felony records tend to vote,” compared to about 56 percent among the general population.