Penn in the News

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School says that the vast majority of product boycotts fail, since they require people to have a sustained and coordinated response.

Aaron J. Chalfin of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the theft of millions of dimes at a Walmart parking lot in Philadelphia was probably committed by people who knew that the money would be there.

According to Americus Reed of the Wharton School, companies recognize that a brand partnership could cause them to lose some customers but wager that it’s worth attracting new and potentially more loyal customers.

Claire Finkelstein of Penn Carey Law says that a federal indictment in Donald Trump’s documents case could have educated the public before he declared his candidacy for president and before local charges were filed in New York and Georgia.

The Chiefs are reportedly bringing back a member of their Super Bowl-winning offense, Penn alum Justin Watson, with a two-year deal, bolstering a thin group at wide receiver.

Simon Martin of the Penn Museum and the School of Arts & Sciences says that a newly discovered Mayan stone marker at Chichén Itzá is more akin to a field marker for scoring points than a scoreboard.

Nancy A. Hodgson of the School of Nursing says that social isolation and loneliness are tied to poor health outcomes.

In an Op-Ed, Ecaterina Locoman of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses Moldova’s struggle to secure its place as a European democracy and its reliance on Western support to stay out of Russia’s sphere of influence.

Bart De Jonghe of the School of Nursing says that nausea’s subjectivity makes it difficult to measure in humans, let alone animals.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that interns benefit when they have an end-of-day check-in with their immediate supervisor or program coordinator.