BlackRock CEO suggests changes to Social Security Newsweek BlackRock CEO suggests changes to Social Security Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that early 2000s proposals for voluntary adoption of personal accounts into Social Security would have required some transition funding in the short-term but returned the system to solvency in the long-run.
Third confirmed case of bird flu in Philadelphia was at live market, health officials say CBS Philadelphia Third confirmed case of bird flu in Philadelphia was at live market, health officials say Aliza Simeone of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that most people who’ve been exposed to bird flu and have then become sick or tested positive had very close contact with infected poultry or cattle elsewhere in the country.
Royal tomb of mysterious pharaoh is discovered in Egypt after 3,700 years Daily Mail (U.K.) Royal tomb of mysterious pharaoh is discovered in Egypt after 3,700 years An Egyptian-American archaeological mission from Penn has discovered the resting place of one of the Abydos Dynasty’s kings in Egypt.
Four ways the COVID-causing virus changed science Scientific American Four ways the COVID-causing virus changed science Susan Weiss of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the successful race to develop vaccines, especially those based on messenger RNA, was probably the most important lesson from the pandemic.
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads The Conversation Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads Rachel McFadden of Penn Medicine explains the protocol for treating serious wounds caused by tissue death or necrosis due to opioid use.
Full list of colleges that offer free tuition based on income Newsweek Full list of colleges that offer free tuition based on income Penn is among the U.S. colleges offering generous financial aid based on income.
An eye-popping virtual reality tour of a billionaire collector’s townhouse at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery Philadelphia Inquirer An eye-popping virtual reality tour of a billionaire collector’s townhouse at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery The “After Modernism” exhibit at the Arthur Ross is hailed as “eye-popping.”
Why we’re ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold PBS NewsHour Why we’re ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a critical warming threshold will be passed in little more than a decade if society continues on its current course.
Business schools ease their resistance to AI Financial Times Business schools ease their resistance to AI Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School found that ChatGPT outperformed some students in his operations management class.
We should ask why alcohol remains our social default Boston Globe We should ask why alcohol remains our social default Postdoc Luis E. Seija of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that society should be honest about the risks of alcohol and its role in lives rather than mythologizing it as a modern-day miracle.