The bright side of bank diversification The Banker The bright side of bank diversification A collaborative study by Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School demonstrates that asset diversification encourages banks to devote more of their assets to lending.
Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings Association for Psychological Science Public may overestimate pushback against controversial research findings A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions.
The Wharton program where MBA students are the teachers—and prisoners are the students Poets & Quants The Wharton program where MBA students are the teachers—and prisoners are the students Damon Phillips of the Wharton School has partnered with nonprofit Resilience Education for the program Wharton WORKS, which helps formerly incarcerated people start businesses and get career-track, living-wage jobs.
Famed 5,300-year-old Alps Iceman was a balding middle-aged man with dark skin and eyes Smithsonian Magazine Famed 5,300-year-old Alps Iceman was a balding middle-aged man with dark skin and eyes Iain Mathieson of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the Iceman genome was one of the first ancient human genomes ever published.
Young marketers are becoming leading experts in AI and leveraging generative AI to create new competition in marketing Marketscale Young marketers are becoming leading experts in AI and leveraging generative AI to create new competition in marketing Denise Dahlhoff of the Wharton School details the ways in which marketers have utilized AI to expand their job roles, sparking a major shift in the use of generative AI.
The case for why the Constitution blocks Trump being president again Time The case for why the Constitution blocks Trump being president again In an Op-Ed, Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law argues that a long-neglected part of the 14th Amendment prevents Donald Trump from being on the 2024 presidential ballot.
News outlets went all in on Maui fire coverage. But did they miss a key part of the story? CNN News outlets went all in on Maui fire coverage. But did they miss a key part of the story? Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that many media outlets still treat the climate crisis as a niche issue, giving it very little coverage except for unprecedented bouts of extreme weather.
Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities The Hechinger Report Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities Between a third and half of admitted Penn students have showcased their research projects in their applications.
Don’t exclude EBT accounts from the CFPB’s data access rule American Banker Don’t exclude EBT accounts from the CFPB’s data access rule In an Op-Ed, Wendy De La Rosa of the Wharton School says that low-income consumers won’t be able to take advantage of financial data access rules being drafted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Georgia indictment to ‘solidify’ Trump’s support for now, analysts say Al Jazeera Georgia indictment to ‘solidify’ Trump’s support for now, analysts say Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that the large number of Trump confidants indicted alongside him in Georgia increases the likelihood that some may turn on the former president.