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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Students can soon major in AI at this Ivy League university—it’ll prepare them for ‘jobs that don’t yet exist’
The Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence at Penn will be the first AI undergraduate engineering major at an Ivy League school, led by George Pappas of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Gen Z, millennials want to invest—but many aren’t, CNBC/Generation Lab survey finds. Here are the issues
Susan M. Wachter of the Wharton School says that the number of young adults still living with their parents is at historic levels due to unaffordable housing costs.
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Tyson Foods drops CVS for upstart pharmacy benefit manager, as industry upheaval over cost concerns spreads
Lawton Robert Burns of the Wharton School isn’t convinced that the movement toward greater price transparency will be a magic bullet that brings down drug prices.
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Want a job or promotion? Know the correct way to brag, Wharton professor says
Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School explains how to use “dual promotion” to highlight one’s own strengths and accomplishments.
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Kevin Hart shares his No. 1 ‘secret weapon’ for career success—it’s great advice, experts say
A 2015 study co-authored by researchers from Penn found that humor helps project confidence and competence when used tactfully.
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Wharton psychologist on how to reach your potential: People ‘really underestimate the slow learners, the late bloomers’
Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that late bloomers tend to be particularly skilled at turning weaknesses into strengths.
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I study highly successful people for a living. Here are 11 little habits they practice every day
Adam Grant of the Wharton School lists 11 small life changes that highly successful people practice every day.
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‘AI exposure’ is the new buzz term to soften talk about job losses. Here’s what it means
A study by Manav Raj of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that eight of the top 10 professions most exposed to advances in large language models are teaching positions.
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Apparel is a category where people are tired of buying, says Wharton’s Barbara Kahn
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School joins “Squawk on the Street” to discuss the apparel marketplace and the state of the consumer, including how consumers are price-sensitive but not buying from cheaper retailers.
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I lived like a monk for 48 hours, and it helped me break three of my worst habits—here’s how
Justin McDaniel of the School of Arts & Sciences explains the benefits of his class “Living Deliberately,” which requires students to observe a code of silence and abstain from using electronic communications.