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Wharton School
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
The latest episodes of the faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ showcase recent books from three experts.
New books from Wharton faculty
New books from Wharton faculty
The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” showcases recent books on leadership, customer service, immigration, and the power of data.
Showing up for Penn in London
Showing up for Penn in London
A capacity audience attended an academic symposium in London titled “Frontiers of Knowledge and Discovery: Leading in a Changing World.”
Dual degree nursing student takes on PennCASE summer internship
Dual degree nursing student takes on PennCASE summer internship
William Xi’s eight-week CASE Summer Internship with Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Health System involves data management, artificial intelligence, and social media engagement.
Will America’s clean car policies persist?
Will America’s clean car policies persist?
Four ambitious clean-car policies are driving a major transformation in the United States. Will they survive legal and political threats?
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
PIK Professor Duncan Watts and colleagues have developed the Media Bias Detector, which uses artificial intelligence to analyze news articles, examining factors like tone, partisan lean, and fact selection.
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
In a new megastudy, Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and collaborators at Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative led research on reminders and free rides to and from pharmacies to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
Rome, Milan, and Naples became the stage for the Penn Glee Club during its 10-day tour of Italy. Thirty-seven members went on the trip, mostly vocalists, but also members of the band and the tech crew.
Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society
Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society
PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators from the University of Exeter find Hurricane Maria transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of their interpersonal relations.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the world of real estate
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the world of real estate
The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delves into the economics and market fluctuations of the real estate world and housing market.
In the News
Scientific American
Grumpy voters want better stories. Not statistics
In a Q&A, PIK Professor Duncan Watts says that U.S. voters ignored Democratic policy in favor of Republican storytelling.
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The New York Times
How Kennedy could make it harder for you and your family to get vaccinated
In a co-written opinion essay, PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel explains how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies in the Trump administration could discourage the use and research of vaccines.
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Business Insider
The hidden risk factor investors may be missing in stocks, bonds, and options
A study by Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that stocks, bonds, and options strategies could have more correlated risk than is evident on the surface.
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The Wall Street Journal
How AI could help bring down the cost of college
Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.
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The Independent
How the stock market could be last guardrails to corral Trump’s wildest whims
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump measured his success in his first term by the performance of the stock market.
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