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Most likely President Joe Biden will live through a second term, life expectancy data show

A life-expectancy calculator developed by Dean Foster of the Wharton School and colleagues projects that President Biden’s life expectancy is 98 years, with a 75% chance he’ll live until age 91.

Jared Mitovich and Tyler Jenkins-Wong stand outside the Perelman Center for Economics and Political Science on Penn's campus.

Out of the classroom and into the newsroom

Student fellows in the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies put their data-analysis skills and political know-how to use in creating user-friendly visualizations and enhancing traditional reporting practices.

The art of growing bald gracefully

A 2012 Wharton School study found that images of men with their hair digitally removed were perceived to be “more dominant, taller, and stronger” when compared to their original photographs.

Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton, founder and director of the SAFELab, discusses the initiative’s research on grief, gun violence, and social media as well as its new space at the Pennovation Center.

Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

The pioneer of biophysics and data science has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Essay on misuse of statistics in social sciences was naive and ill-informed

In a letter to the editor, Richard Berk of the School of Arts & Sciences criticizes a recent essay critiquing the use of statistical procedures in social sciences.

Wharton/Engineering conference showcases advances in data science

The 4th annual Women in Data Science @ Penn conference featured an array of impressive industry, academic, and student speakers, each of whom possesses unique insights into the study and application of data science.

How MBA programs are embracing data in their curricula

Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School discusses the creation and importance of data science curricula like Wharton’s new business analytics MBA major.

Basketball’s greatest scorer doesn’t have a go-to move

Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School says that Lebron James improved his efficiency through shot selection, getting better at finishing at the rim.

What Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing

A 2021 analysis co-authored by Dean Knox of the Wharton School found that Black, Hispanic, and female police officers make fewer stops and arrests and use force less often.

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