5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lyft’s tumbling stock is a worrying sign for other unicorns
When prices for Lyft’s stocks dropped on its second day of trading, the Wharton School’s David Erickson “was surprised that it blew through the IPO price so quickly. While there was a lot of enthusiasm on Friday, it’s obviously been dampened today, and it’s hard to recreate that moment once you lose it.”
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Interior’s proposed FOIA limits may be illegal, watchdogs say
The Law School’s Cary Coglianese spoke about the Department of the Interior’s recent efforts to limit Freedom of Information Act requests. “The State Department under the Obama administration found itself in a similar situation, but it did not propose monthly limits or state categorically that it will not honor requests calling for a vast quantity of material,” he said.
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Barbara Kahn discusses the retail revolution (podcast)
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School was interviewed about changes in the world of retail and marketing. “People talk about [contemporary online shopping] as ‘omnichannel’ but right now it’s just retail. Retail has now become a seamless integration between online and offline,” said Kahn.
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Sears bankruptcy hits close to home for Trump
Speaking about Sears’ decline, the Wharton School’s Daniel Raff said that expressions of nostalgia for the store, which has long catered to blue-collar Americans, “may well resonate with [Trump’s] core voters.”
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Audio: New York’s Cuomo Plans Challenge Republican Tax Plan
Michael Knoll of the Law School shares his thoughts about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to challenge the Republican tax plan.
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Cryptocurrency Surge Sent Lawsuit Stake Soaring to $16 Billion
David Hoffman of the Law School comments on a lawsuit between two blockchain developers.
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Presidential Physicals Should Include the Brain
Murray Grossman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on frontotemporal dementia and its similarities to Alzheimer’s.
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Apple Could Get a $4 Billion Boost from Tax-law Quirk
Chris Sanchirico of the Law School comments on the recent tax bill’s international provisions.
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Why Scientists Solve the Hard Problems First
Joshua Plotkin of the School of Arts and Sciences is cited for studying viruses and comments on the comparison between black hole detection and the common cold.
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FCC’s Rollback of Net-neutrality Rules Won’t Settle the Divisive Issue
Christopher Yoo of the Law School is quoted about changing policies on net neutrality.