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Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground
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LIV students following a game drive at Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

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Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground

The global immersion program enables Penn students to gain a firsthand understanding of how policy, history, culture, and socioeconomic forces shape real-world conditions in various countries.

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Tracing the evolving law and business of TV
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Tracing the evolving law and business of TV

Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved.

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Can AI manage an entire medical decision process?

Can AI manage an entire medical decision process?

A new Wharton study tests whether AI can handle realistic clinical decision-making, a dynamic process that requires managing a patient’s condition under time pressure.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Five things to know about private credit
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Five things to know about private credit

As investor withdrawals and liquidity concerns rattle a $1.8 trillion market, Wharton’s Itay Goldstein explains how private credit works, why experts are uneasy, and what it could mean for your finances.

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How a postwar research push changed Penn
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Researchers look through a microscope in a lab at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania around 1940.

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How a postwar research push changed Penn

In the second of a limited series, “Chapters of Change” showcases another transformational moment in Penn’s past shaped by changes in society—World War II—during which the U.S.’s drive for knowledge sparked massive investments in research.

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2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?
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2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2025 President’s Engagement Prize, President’s Innovation Prize, and President’s Sustainability Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.

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2025 President’s Innovation Prize recipient: Sync Labs
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2025 President’s Innovation Prize recipient: Sync Labs

2025 President’s Innovation Prize recipients Melanie Herbert and Alexandra Popescu are leveraging AI and privacy-focused computing to address the crisis of an aging population and overburdened health care staff.

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Will LLMs replace coders? Not entirely

Will LLMs replace coders? Not entirely

After ChatGPT’s launch, the percentage of routine coding questions on an online forum fell sharply, while novel questions rose, according to new research by Wharton’s Neha Sharma.

2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient: Nirby 
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2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient: Nirby 

Launched by 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient Piotr Lazarek, Nirby uses autonomous drones and satellite data to help farmers reduce their fertilizer use—which reduces farms’ carbon footprints and increases profits.

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