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Why central banks are taking on climate change
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Why central banks are taking on climate change

Climate change poses a significant financial risk to the global economy, and central bankers are concerned. One reason is that serious effects from climate change now look much closer to the horizon than recently thought, says Wharton’s Eric Orts, and central banks are responsible for financial stability.

Penn Today Staff

Is Amazon too big?
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Is Amazon too big?

Wharton’s Barbara Kahn discusses the second-largest retailer’s runaway growth and its place as one of the largest tech companies, and considers whether it has morphed into a monopoly.

Penn Today Staff

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day
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Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the day goes on, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and Wharton School.

Penn Today Staff

From the bench to bedside, boardroom, and beyond
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Penn Life Sciences & Management seniors from the Trident Therapeutics team present their final capstone project to a room of more than 100 of the “who's who” of biotechnology. (Photo: Brooke Sietinsons)

From the bench to bedside, boardroom, and beyond

Penn’s Life Sciences & Management program empowers the next generation of biotechnology leaders with an education in both business and the natural sciences.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Student Spotlight with Connor Sendel
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Student Spotlight with Connor Sendel

The senior looks back on his time on campus, discussing what it’s like to pursue a dual degree, how a startup grew out of his team’s senior design project, and his plans after graduation.

Lauren Hertzler

U.S.-China tariffs: Is there an end in sight?
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U.S.-China tariffs: Is there an end in sight?

Wharton’s Marshall W. Meyer and Penn Law’s Jacques deLisle discuss the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China.

Penn Today Staff

User-generated content: The medium impacts the message
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User-generated content: The medium impacts the message

Wharton’s Shiri Melumad discusses her research on how user-generated content changes in tone based on the type of device used to create it.

Penn Today Staff

Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees
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The Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. Top row, left to right: Fjora Arapi, Carinthia Bank, Julia Bell, Dillon Bergin, Wilson Fisher. Middle row, left to right: Savi Joshi, John McGahay, Tiberiu Mihaila, Candace Morff, Shiv Nadkarni. Bottom row, left to right: Hughes Ransom, Mark Rinder, Caroline Scown, Nicholas Wehbeh. 

Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees

The University of Pennsylvania Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Award.