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How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life
How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life
Teens who experienced gas price shocks of the 1970s drive less in later years, according to experts at Wharton and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Wharton expert explains the crashing crypto market
Wharton expert explains the crashing crypto market
What does the cryptocurrency crash mean for investors? Wharton expert, Sarah Hammer talks with Penn Today about the digital asset.
Why more companies are standing up on social issues
Why more companies are standing up on social issues
From the war in Ukraine to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Florida, companies are increasingly speaking out on social issues. Wharton management professor Stephanie Creary explains why silence is no longer golden for firms.
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain
In the first study of its kind, Penn researchers and an international team of collaborators found that genetics and environmental factors contribute to how socioeconomic status shapes the architecture of the brain.
NROTC graduates transition from students to leaders
NROTC graduates transition from students to leaders
For three May graduates, Commencement also marks the transition from personal development to military leadership.
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
25 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
25 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
Twenty-five Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2022-23 academic year, including 18 seniors who will be graduating today.
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
Four first-year students win the $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize for their sustainable water testing method through genetically engineering plants with bioluminescent properties.
Prince Emili signs with Buffalo Bills
Prince Emili signs with Buffalo Bills
The senior defensive lineman signed with the defending AFC East champions following last week’s NFL Draft.
Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant is supporting 21 faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, India, China, and beyond.
In the News
Neuroscience
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain
Gideon Nave of the Wharton School and Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences are quoted on their work that found evidence that both genetics and environmental influences contribute to the impact of socioeconomic status in a complex interplay with effects that span a variety of brain regions.
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The New York Times
The rich are not who we think they are. And happiness is not what we think it is, either
Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School has debunked a popular myth that there is no effect of money on happiness beyond $75,000 per year, but he did confirm a law of diminishing returns to money.
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The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk’s belated disclosure of Twitter stake triggers regulators’ probes
Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School discusses the prospect of a regulatory lawsuit against Elon Musk.
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Axios
Penn students win over $70,000 to revolutionize water and drug testing
First-year students Aravind Krishnan, Udit Garg, Andrew Diep-Tran, and Aarush Sahni have an idea they believe will transform drug and water testing, and they just won more than $70,000 to help launch it.
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Politico.com
First Black woman confirmed for Fed as central bank enters Biden era
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School comments on how the Fed is trying to orchestrate a disinflationary intervention that doesn’t throw the economy into a recession.
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