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Duncan Watts appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett are pleased to announce the appointment of Duncan Watts as the University of Pennsylvania’s twenty-third Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor.

Penn mourns the loss of Raymond G. Perelman

The University of Pennsylvania is mourning the death of Raymond G. Perelman, one of its most significant and committed partners.

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Preparing for disasters in 2019: How can risks be mitigated?

Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther discusses how communities can better prepare for disasters in 2019.

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What’s ahead for the stock market in 2019

Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel examines the market outlook, Fed rate hikes, and the impact of the U.S.-China trade war.

statistics written out that read 280 million more people without access to adequate water, 120 million more people exposed to major river floods, 12 million more people subjected to coastal flooding, 24% decline in global maize productivity

Money alone won’t address climate change goals—we need policy action

Wharton’s Eric W. Orts joins other experts to analyze the likely outcome of the 24th annual Conference of the Parties, the two-week U.N. meeting where a plan of action to reverse climate change is the goal.

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In negotiations, one strategy leads to better economic gains, but worse relationships

Behavioral scientist Nazli Bhatia found that aggressive but retracted offers known as ‘phantom anchors’ can improve outcomes—but only when employed with finesse.

Making sense of the war on Huawei

In an opinion piece, Wharton dean Geoffrey Garrett weighs in on the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, and argues it is only the beginning of what is clearly becoming the U.S. government’s war on the Chinese tech firm.

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Wang picks up Big 5, Ivy League honors

The forward on the men’s basketball team has been named Rookie of the Week.

Building a circular economy movement in India and beyond

A shift in environmental policy in India prompted a new operational model for rePurpose, the social enterprise started by the President’s Engagement Prize-winners.

A Marshall Scholarship for Penn

A 2017 graduate of the Wharton School, Theodore Caputi has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study at any university in the United Kingdom.

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