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Three Penn faculty named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows
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Three Penn faculty named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

Engineer Liang Feng, neuroscientist Erica Korb, and statistician Weijie Su each received the competitive and prestigious award honoring early-career researchers.

Erica K. Brockmeier

The healing power of music
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The healing power of music

WXPN celebrates 15 years of its Musicians On Call volunteer program, which has brought music to more than 100,000 patients in Philadelphia hospitals.
How to recession-proof your retirement
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How to recession-proof your retirement

Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell discusses how individuals can plan for retirement when facing an economic downturn.

Penn Today Staff

Why sustainable investing is a safe bet
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Why sustainable investing is a safe bet

The new reality of climate change has shifted attitudes about sustainable investing, and expands the question of whether an investment is risky into whether a business is factoring in environmental impact.

Penn Today Staff

The future of innovation in consumer technology
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The future of innovation in consumer technology

Wharton’s David Hsu discusses what the recent Consumer Electronics Show says about the consumer technology landscape and what innovations will become prevalent in the future.

Erica K. Brockmeier

The confidence gap between men and women
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The confidence gap between men and women

When employers are looking at self-performance reviews, they are more likely to hire those who rate themselves higher—men.

Penn Today Staff

Self-awareness is the key to more effective team discussions
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Self-awareness is the key to more effective team discussions

Wharton’s Barbara Mellers and doctoral student Ike Silver discuss their research on “collective confidence calibration” and the effectiveness of team discussions.

Penn Today Staff

How ‘Houses as ATMs’ feed a recession
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How ‘Houses as ATMs’ feed a recession

Wharton finance professor Nikolai Roussanov discusses his research on the connection between mortgage refinancing and recessions.

Penn Today Staff