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On the court with Stina Almqvist
On the court with Stina Almqvist
The Swedish fourth-year guard discusses adjusting to the American game, playing pro ball as a teenager, attending the Eagles parade, scoring 1,000 points, and what the future holds.
Tracing the connections between Chinese high-speed rail and electric vehicle sales
Tracing the connections between Chinese high-speed rail and electric vehicle sales
“Range anxiety” from electric vehicle owners can be alleviated by alternative transportation methods such as high-speed rail, Penn research shows.
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’
‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’
The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delves into transformative innovations and their effect on the populations they reach.
Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars
Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars
Seven University of Pennsylvania affiliates—five fourth-years and two recent graduates—have each received a 2025 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies
From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies
The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazers Raymond and Sadie Alexander, as well as some of their family members. Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.
Stentix wins the 2025 Y-Prize
Stentix wins the 2025 Y-Prize
The winning team of Penn Engineering’s annual award for entrepreneurial technology have created a noninvasive mechanism to adjust medical stent positioning using magnetic reconfiguration.
Four from Penn named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Four from Penn named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Jason Altschuler, César de la Fuente, Liang Wu, and Anderson Ye Zhang have been honored as early-career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields.
Finding the rhythm behind business fundamentals
Finding the rhythm behind business fundamentals
Wharton undergraduate Grace Gramins finds harmony between music production and business.
Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati is making an impact around the world
Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati is making an impact around the world
Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati co-founded the international microfinancing nonprofit Sustaining Women in Financial Turmoil while in high school, and, as a student at Penn, he continues as executive chairman.
In the News
CNN
How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year.
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USA Today
If a big inheritance is your retirement plan, don't get your hopes up
According to a 2021 analysis by researchers at the Wharton School, people are most likely to inherit between the ages of 56 and 65.
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Fortune
Trump’s chief economist has a blueprint to force countries to pay for tariffs without reigniting inflation, but he says the path to success is narrow
Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School says that the effects of a breakdown in trust between trading partners will become harder to control as the U.S. attempts to overhaul a global trade system developed over decades.
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Newsweek
Will Recession Spark a Housing Market Crash? What to Know
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that a recession is likely to initially dampen housing demand due to insecurity about job prospects, although the decline of mortgage rates would likely prompt buying.
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Bloomberg
Banks Share Private Information to Snag Debt Trades, Study Says
A collaborative study by Christina Zhu of the Wharton School suggests that global banks are giving top clients private information to win corporate-bond trading business.
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