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What are the economic and health effects when states reopen?
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What are the economic and health effects when states reopen?

New Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts 212,000 additional deaths related to the coronavirus but the recouping of around 18 million jobs by July 15 if all states fully reopen.

Dee Patel

Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships
Portraits of Watts and Jackson

2020 Carnegie Fellows Sarah Jackson and Duncan Watts.

Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

The program supports high-caliber scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society.

Ashton Yount , Julie Sloane , Michele W. Berger

Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made
A person in a suit and button-down shirt sitting on a stairwell landing, smiling. The intricate white stairwell and a brick wall behind it are to the person's right.

Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School.

Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made

These two biomarkers may offer clues into the underlying biological processes at play in decision making, according to research from neuroscientist Michael Platt.

Michele W. Berger

Virtual vet app wins Penn Wharton Startup Challenge
screen shot of a member of My Virtual Vet on the computer screen with a visual of the 2020 Virtual Startup Challenge Awards Ceremony cover photo

Virtual vet app wins Penn Wharton Startup Challenge

Penn Wharton Startup Challenge Competition winner My Virtual Veterinarian, a virtual veterinary portal for pet owners, makes it possible for pets to receive the care they need, when they need it.

Dee Patel

A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty
Three side-by-side portraits of Penn students

From left to right: Hyungtae Kim, Mckayla Warwick, and Kwaku Owusu.

A ‘Collective Climb’ to combat poverty

With the President’s Engagement Prize, seniors Hyungtae Kim, Kwaku Owusu, and Mckayla Warwick will work to combat poverty in West Philadelphia through education, shared resources, and community collaboration.

Kristina García

Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being
A person with arms crossed at the chest standing outside between two rock walls, in front of a glass building.

Lyle Ungar, a professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and one of the principal investigators of the World Well-Being Project, which has spent more than half a decade working on ways to grasp the emotional satisfaction and happiness of specific places.

Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being

In a Q&A, researcher Lyle Ungar discusses why counties that frequently use words like ‘love’ aren’t necessarily happier, plus how techniques from this work led to a real-time COVID-19 wellness map.

Michele W. Berger