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Education, Business, & Law
Recent Penn Alum Finds His Calling to Help Others
What began as preparations for a class service trip to China has turned into a possible career path for Nikhil Rajapuram, a May graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
School of Social Policy & Practice at Penn Explores Opportunities in Botswana
The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania may become another element in the Botswana-UPenn Partnership.
Penn GSE Student Helps Guide Language-transition Curriculum in Tajikistan
Shruti Bhat, a student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, is spending the summer along the northeastern border of Afghanistan, helping to establish an educational curriculum for early childhood learners who need to make the transition from one language to another.
Two Penn Undergraduates Study ‘Crimes That Changed Our World’
This summer, two undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania are examining crimes throughout history and how those events resulted in controversial legislative changes.
Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W. Evans at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery
Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W. Evans at University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery July 18 – November 8, 2015
Penn Professor David Ruderman Awarded Humboldt Research Award
A University of Pennsylvania professor has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award to fund collaborative research with specialist colleagues in Germany.
Penn Rising Senior Mary Sun Takes On Life’s Challenges in Stride
Dealing with the difficulties of family illnesses and financial problems inspired Mary Sun to study medicine and business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Improving the Quality and Relevance of Presidential Debates
In a 48-page report released in advance of the 2016 election season, an Annenberg Public Policy Center working group has laid out a series of suggestions to improve presidential debates.
Penn GSE Student Makes a Difference in Nairobi
When Micaela Wensjoe headed to Kenya for the summer, she was focused on what she had to learn as part of an internship. But now that she is there, she has also developed an interest in helping orphans. Wensjoe, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, is blogging about all of it.
Penn Open Learning Fosters Academic Engagement Across Continents
After meeting online as students in University of Pennsylvania music professor Carol Muller’s open learning course, a professor at a small college in Central Appalachia and a teacher at a university in Ecuador began a dynamic collaboration.
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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