10/23
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Elder Financial Fraud Is Worse Than We Thought. Here’s What We Can Do About It.
The Wharton School’s Olivia Mitchell wrote about older Americans’ increased vulnerability to financial victimization. Mitchell proposed that policymakers, in addition to banks and other financial organizations, work harder to protect elders from fraud.
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It’s Never Been Sunnier in Philadelphia
Penn researchers found that Philadelphia and its surrounding areas were among the least trusting and least agreeable people in the nation. The overall mood, however, seems to have shifted in the wake of the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory. Martin Seligman of the School of Arts and Sciences said that it is “conceivable that victory in one sport would energize victory in another sport.”
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The War on Straws Is Coming to a Bar Near You
The Penn Museum’s William Hafford discussed the origin of drinking straws, which are being phased out of many bars and restaurants for ecological reasons.
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What Medicare Could Learn From Netflix
Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School co-authors an op-ed about assessing “risk adjustment” in health care.
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Does Music Help You Fall Asleep?
Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how sounds can affect sleep and why routines are key to a restful night.
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Retailers’ Latest Pricing Trick? Doing the Markdown Math for You
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School comments on how consumers judge retail prices.
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CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion, Combining Major Health-care Players
Lawton Robert Burns of the Wharton School comments on the potential structural changes resulting from CVS buying Aetna.
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Higher-education Bill Tightens Accountability Rules for Minority Schools
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education suggests that the federal government should invest in helping schools improve retention rates, specifically at minority-serving institutions.
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Do States Have a Role in Making Climate Policy?
Arthur van Benthem of the Wharton School pens an op-ed about climate policy and suggests that states should adopt their own policies to promote renewable energy.
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Why Critics of Passive Investing Are Wrong
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School writes about critics of passive investing.