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Education, Business, & Law
Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children & Communities
Three University of Pennsylvania deans have joined forces to improve the lives of Philadelphia youth and families through the Penn Futures Project (PFP).
Penn Senior and Alumna Awarded 2016 Gates Cambridge Scholarships
A senior at the University of Pennsylvania and a Penn alumna have won 2016 Gates Cambridge Scholarships to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Penn Researcher Illustrates Impact of Drone Usage in Areas of Conflict
The use of drones has had significant consequences for how governments conduct counter-terrorism operations.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Launches SP2 Penn Top 10
With the 2016 United States presidential election race ramping up, experts from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, or SP2, are analyzing 10 of the nation’s key social justice and policy issues in a project called SP2 Penn Top 10 Social Justice & Policy Issues for the 2016 Presidential Election.
President’s Innovation Prize Contenders Vie for $100K Seed Money and Big Perks at Penn
In April, one enterprising senior or team of graduates-to-be at the University of Pennsylvania will be named the inaugural President’s Innovation Prize winners. The award comes with $100,000 in seed money and a $50,000 living stipend per team member. And that is just the start.
Brookings Institution Tops Penn 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index
The Brookings Institution tops the list of the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, an annual ranking of the world’s top think tanks released today by the University of Pennsylvania Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute. This is the eighth consecutive year that Brookings has been ranked first.
Aviv Nevo Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price are pleased to announce the appointment of Aviv Nevo as the University of Pennsylvania’s 17th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Penn to Release Annual Global Think Tanks Ranking Report
WHAT: Release of the 2015 Global Go To Think Tanks Report and Index andPanel Discussion “Global Cities: The Philadelphia Story”
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In the News
The Independent
How the stock market could be last guardrails to corral Trump’s wildest whims
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump measured his success in his first term by the performance of the stock market.
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Business Insider
The hidden risk factor investors may be missing in stocks, bonds, and options
A study by Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that stocks, bonds, and options strategies could have more correlated risk than is evident on the surface.
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The Wall Street Journal
How AI could help bring down the cost of college
Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.
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CNN
Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School says that the U.S. economy is reliant on the supply of immigrant workers.
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Inc.
Why the return to office workforce is coming back less diverse
A study by the Wharton School found that changing job openings to remote work at startups increased female applicants by 15% and minority applicants by 33%.
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