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How sports are a local growth engine

How sports are a local growth engine

A recent panel convened by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative featured city and sporting officials discussing the economic impact for Philadelphia as it hosts the FIFA World Cup.

Rethinking public power

Rethinking public power

Penn Carey Law professor Shelley Welton examines how governments can work alongside private markets to accelerate the clean energy transition through new public renewables models.

From Penn Carey Law

2 min. read

From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business
Samuel Nathan, a doctor from Ghana, and Dan Menéndez, a U.K.-trained physician

Samuel Nathan (left) and Dan Menéndez, students in the Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program

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From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business

The Wharton MBA and Lauder Institute MA in International Studies joint-degree program emphasizes regional expertise, culture, and policy so its students can learn to develop health care solutions.

From the Lauder Institute

2 min. read

The inner workings of the American legal system
Shaun Ossei-Owusu

Presidential Professor of Law Shaun Ossei-Owusu.

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The inner workings of the American legal system

Penn Carey Law professor Shaun Ossei-Owusu’s new book, “Law on Trial,” examines how legal institutions and practices shape—and at times reinforce—social inequality.

From Penn Carey Law

2 min. read

Why you shouldn’t ask chatbots to act like an expert
A person with a computer using AI in their search.

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Why you shouldn’t ask chatbots to act like an expert

A new study from Wharton’s Generative AI Labs suggests prompting chatbots to act like a subject matter expert can actually hurt accuracy.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

Why AI pricing doesn’t always drive prices higher

Why AI pricing doesn’t always drive prices higher

AI pricing tools are widely feared to fuel price fixing, but new research from Wharton marketing professor Ron Berman shows they can cut costs and lower prices in many cases.

Why women need other women at work

Why women need other women at work

A new study from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang on gender homophily in remote settings finds that women who attended virtual career training did better when their classes did not include men.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Photo of the Federal Reserve facade

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The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters

Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy

4 min. read

Scaling from local to global venture

Scaling from local to global venture

Wharton graduate and President’s Engagement Prize recipient Katlyn Grasso shares how Penn mentors and resources have empowered her to make a tangible impact on society.

Emmy Keogh is buttering up her post-graduation plans
Emmy Keogh selling her butter at table.

Emmy Keogh is a Class of 2026 communications major and founder of bespoke butter company Debonair Butter Company.

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Emmy Keogh is buttering up her post-graduation plans

The graduating fourth-year communications major has used many of Penn’s resources for entrepreneurs to get her bespoke butter company churning.

From Annenberg School for Communication

2 min. read