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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.

Greening vacant lots in Philly raised surrounding property values by 4.3% in first year, Wharton study finds

A study by Susan Wachter and Shane Jenson of the Wharton School finds that cleaning vacant lots in Philadelphia neighborhoods increased property values for nearby homes.

René Vidal appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at Penn

Vidal, a global pioneer of data science, has joint appointments in radiology in the Perelman School of Medicine and electrical and systems engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Gun violence: A U.S. scourge that refuses to die

Richard Berk of the School of Arts & Sciences notes that many countries have disadvantaged people who are angry and alienated but don’t possess guns.

These 10 employers are still hiring tech and finance talent like crazy

Michael Roberts and Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School are noted for their new report in Wharton’s business journal, “How Analytics Is Changing Finance.”

How Twitter became one of the world’s preferred platforms for sharing ideas

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that Twitter has issues that need to be fixed, but that the tool has more hope and potential than negativity.

How The Post gathered and analyzed data for its series on Black NFL coaches

Janice Madden of the School of Arts & Sciences used visual evaluation to determine the racial makeup of the NFL coaches dataset she supplied to The Washington Post.

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Crime and the scientific method

The multidisciplinary faculty in the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.

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The importance of protecting privacy in a post-Roe world

Annenberg School for Communication professor Jessa Lingel says the Roe v. Wade reversal sends ripples through the privacy world.

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