Penn in the News

A Penn study helped identify dozens of jobs which were judged by job site Adzuna to be the most exposed to AI replacement.

A 2021 Penn Carey Law report indicated considerable fears among people aged 18-40 about the threat of stereotyping on recruiting platforms.

A Wharton School study found that short-term rentals are often concentrated in areas where rental housing predominates and that each 1% increase in Airbnb listings in a ZIP code creates a small increase in rents and house prices as the number of long-term rentals decreases.

A study led by Holly C. Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests a connection between dementia risk and depression diagnoses in early and mid-life.

A 2018 Penn study showed that college students who spent less time on social media platforms reported decreases in loneliness and depression.

Sophie Maddocks of the Annenberg School for Communication says that the rise of AI-generated and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman’s image or likeness without her consent.

A study by Aimin Chen of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that breastfed babies are less likely to die during the post-perinatal period than infants who are not breastfed.

Matthew Bidwell of the Wharton School believes that 80-90% of employees are very responsible and work well whether they’re at home or the office.

Aimee Payne of the Perelman School of Medicine says that an eyedrop approach delivers gene therapy that directly addresses the root cause of disease.

A study led by Holly C. Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that adults diagnosed with depression are more than twice as likely to get dementia later in life.