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Why is everything gambling now?
Hand holding a mobile phone with sports bets lined up.

Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. 

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Why is everything gambling now?

Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms.

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From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business
Samuel Nathan, a doctor from Ghana, and Dan Menéndez, a U.K.-trained physician

Samuel Nathan (left) and Dan Menéndez, students in the Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program

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From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business

The Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program emphasizes regional expertise, culture, and policy so its students can learn to develop health care solutions.

From the Lauder Institute

2 min. read

Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers
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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers

A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Why you shouldn’t ask chatbots to act like an expert
A person with a computer using AI in their search.

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Why you shouldn’t ask chatbots to act like an expert

A new study from Wharton’s Generative AI Labs suggests prompting chatbots to act like a subject matter expert can actually hurt accuracy.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Why AI pricing doesn’t always drive prices higher

Why AI pricing doesn’t always drive prices higher

AI pricing tools are widely feared to fuel price fixing, but new research from Wharton marketing professor Ron Berman shows they can cut costs and lower prices in many cases.

Why women need other women at work

Why women need other women at work

A new study from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang on gender homophily in remote settings finds that women who attended virtual career training did better when their classes did not include men.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Applying AI to accelerate discovery, foster learning

From left to right: Penn President J. Larry Jameson, Hamsa Bastani of the Wharton School, and César de la Fuente of Penn Medicine at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. 

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Applying AI to accelerate discovery, foster learning

At an Alumni Weekend panel moderated by President J. Larry Jameson, Presidential Associate Professor César de la Fuente of Penn Medicine and Hamsa Bastani of the Wharton School highlighted how research at Penn is putting AI insights and tools into practice.

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Penn receives $20M gift for middle-income student financial aid enhancements
Alexandra and Greg Mondre.

The gift from Wharton alumnus Greg Mondre and Alexandra Mondre will establish the Mondre Family Initiative, increasing tuition affordability for more than 1,000 families each year.

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Penn receives $20M gift for middle-income student financial aid enhancements

A landmark gift from Greg and Alexandra Mondre will provide endowed support for Penn’s Quaker Commitment.

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The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
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The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters

Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy

4 min. read

Where the Class of 2026 is headed
Two Penn Med students and two others under a 2026 balloon at Penn’s 2026 Match Day.

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Where the Class of 2026 is headed

Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise and heading out into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy workers, and more, with the interdisciplinary groundwork of a Penn degree in tow.

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