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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lawsuit alleges gig economy companies’ poor vetting resulted in hit-and-run death
Lindsey Cameron of the Wharton School is shocked that a DoorDash driver wasn’t immediately deactivated after killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run.
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Most likely President Joe Biden will live through a second term, life expectancy data show
A life-expectancy calculator developed by Dean Foster of the Wharton School and colleagues projects that President Biden’s life expectancy is 98 years, with a 75% chance he’ll live until age 91.
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Promises, perils, and predictions for artificial intelligence in medicine: A radiologist’s perspective
Charles Kahn of the Perelman School of Medicine says that overreliance on AIs could lead humans to eventually become complacent and lose cognitive habits and reflexes.
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Content marketing tactics to skyrocket your e-commerce business in 2023
Research by Jonah Berger and Katy Milkman of the Wharton School finds that content evoking emotions like awe, amusement, anxiety, and anger tends to be shared online the most.
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Three-year bachelor’s degrees could save families thousands of dollars—but are students prepared?
Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is noted for arguing that the bachelor’s degree has largely become a steppingstone for further study at the master’s level, leaving students in a long transition zone between educational and professional milestones.
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Your health data is not secure: What can we do about it?
Anita Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences says that the rise of big data and artificial intelligence in the digital economy has made it increasingly difficult for individuals to exercise meaningful control over the collection, manipulation, and use of medically related information.
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Money doesn’t really affect happiness, and you shouldn’t care
A study co-authored by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School and PIK Professor Barbara Mellers finds that happiness increases when incomes rise above $75,000 for all but 20% of the population, the “least happy.”
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Guggenheim Fellows for 2023 announced; These universities had the most winners
Penn claimed four Guggenheim Fellows, who have demonstrated “exceptional capacity” in their scholarly or artistic careers.
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U.S. companies denied H-1B visas hire talent abroad
A paper by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School shows that firms respond to restrictions on H-1B immigration by increasing foreign affiliate employment at the intensive and extensive margins, particularly in China, India and Canada.
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Five ways to boost your impact by harnessing the language of identity
In his new book, “Magic Words,” Jonah Berger of the Wharton School identifies six types of useful words that can change minds, engage audiences, and drive action when used at the right time.