Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School explains how he’s instructing his students to use artificial intelligence for class assignments.
Penn In the News
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank can be attributed to its bankers and its faulty model.
Penn In the News
On a segment of “Here and Now,” Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School explains why the Federal Reserve’s policy of hiking interest rates could lead to a major recession.
Penn In the News
Phillip Jones of the Penn Museum explains the history behind a Penn Museum collection of Sumerian tablets, including the world’s first documented bar joke.
Penn In the News
Hamsa Bastani of the Wharton School comments on how the Greek government opened the nation to tourists while also keeping COVID under control.
Penn In the News
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about adapting COVID-19 vaccines for new variants, which would not require new clinical trials. “We’ve been doing this with flu for many years,” he said. “The variants aren’t that different.”
Penn In the News
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. “I think there is every reason to be enormously optimistic,” he said.
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Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts and Sciences joined a conversation about the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to file for bankruptcy in response to declining enrollment and allegations of sexual abuse.
Penn In the News
John Ghazvinian of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about his experience traveling as an Iranian American.
Penn In the News
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about grit and other non-IQ competencies achieved through hard work over sustained periods of time.