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How do natural disasters shape the behavior and social networks of rhesus macaques?
A pair of tannish colored monkeys. One is laying on the ground covered with leaves and rocks and sticks. The other is grooming the one laying down.

A team of researchers led by Penn neuroscientist Michael Platt had been studying a colony of rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, a small Puerto Rican island, for a decade when Hurricane Maria hit. The island had been devastated. A massive effort by the team on the ground allowed the work to get back up and running, putting the researchers in a unique position to study how the monkeys’ behavior may have changed in response to an acute natural disaster. (Image: Lauren Brent)

How do natural disasters shape the behavior and social networks of rhesus macaques?

A team of researchers from Penn, the University of Exeter, and elsewhere found that after Hurricane Maria monkeys on the devastated island of Cayo Santiago formed more friendships and became more tolerant of each other, despite fewer resources.

Michele W. Berger

‘Opening doors’ to a Penn education
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‘Opening doors’ to a Penn education

A virtual celebration showcased the Undergraduate Named Scholarship Program and its importance, especially in strengthening the vibrant, diverse community that exists on the University’s campus.

Lauren Hertzler

What is the future of the hybrid workplace?
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What is the future of the hybrid workplace?

According to Wharton’s Martine Haas, companies will adopt a hybrid workplace model with some combination of remote and in-person work.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell on financial well-being
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Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell on financial well-being

Leading economist and Wharton professor Olivia S. Mitchell discusses key findings from her new research on financial well-being among Black and Hispanic women.

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Communicating change in a ‘land of extremes’
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Communicating change in a ‘land of extremes’

In Aurora MacRae-Crerar’s Penn Global Seminar, students are grappling with the impacts of a shifting and unpredictable climate in Mongolia.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Toward a better understanding of ‘fake news’
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PIK professor Duncan Watts has published a new framework for studying media bias and misinformation, detailing an ambitious and comprehensive research agenda for understanding the origins, nature, and prevalence of misinformation and its impact on democracy

Toward a better understanding of ‘fake news’

PIK Professor Duncan Watts publishes a framework for developing a comprehensive research agenda to study the origins, nature, and consequences of misinformation on democracy.

Why making public colleges tuition free won’t close the enrollment gap
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Why making public colleges tuition free won’t close the enrollment gap

Wharton doctoral student in finance Mehran Ebrahimian argues that the inadequacy of college preparedness among low-income students is a bigger obstacle than financing tuition costs.

From Knowledge at Wharton