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Education, Business, & Law
Penn’s Liliane Weissberg Named 2015-16 USC Shoah Foundation Teaching Fellow
Liliane Weissberg, a professor of German comparative literature in the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded the USC Shoah Foundation 2015-16 Rutman Teaching Fellowship. The award is offered annually by the Spielberg Foundation to a Penn faculty member to teach about the Holocaust.
Local High School Grads Receive Public Service Scholarships Courtesy of Penn
The University of Pennsylvania’s Volunteers in Public Service scholarship program awarded supplemental scholarships to five local high school students at a ceremony Tuesday, June 9.
Penn VIPS Scholarships Honor Local High School Students for Community Service
WHAT: The University of Pennsylvania will provide non-tuition scholarships to five students from five local high schools in recognition of their history of community service.
Processing Arrested Juveniles as Adults Has Small Effect on Criminal Recidivism, Penn Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a three to five percent reduction in the probability of criminal recidivism among a sample of juveniles arrested for felony drug offenses, some of whom were processed as adults due to their age at the time of their arrests.
Penn Study: Americans Give Up Personal Data for Discounts, They Believe Marketers Will Get It Anyway
Marketers have said for years that Americans give up their data online, on apps and in stores because of the benefits they receive, such as discounts or special offers. But a new national survey from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication rebuts this claim and offers a new explanation: resignation.
At Penn, Field Center’s Conference Draws Attention to Child Trafficking
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host a June 10-12 conference addressing some of today's critical issues such as child trafficking and underrepresented populations in the child welfare system.
In Penn Grads’ Futures: Aircraft, Cruisers, Destroyers
By Julie McWilliams Unlike some new college graduates who aren’t sure what their futures hold, four May graduates of the University of Pennsylvania have known for years where their paths will lead. All completed the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Penn, and this spring, they finalized their duty stations.
Penn’s LPS Program Allows Non-traditional Student to Pursue His Dreams
It’s a long road from the University of Pennsylvania to Amsterdam, but cancer research knows no bounds.
Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Appoints Henriques as Senior Fellow
Richard “Dick” Henriques has been appointed a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy, with a joint appointment at the Wharton Social Impact Initiative.
Penn Turns Out to Vote on Election Day
The Philadelphia Municipal Primary is on Tuesday, May 19, 2105. Polling locations will be open from 7:00am-8:00pm.
In the News
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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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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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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CNBC
Wharton’s Siegel says an extension of the 2017 tax cuts is certain with a Republican House majority
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the state of the economy and what to expect from the Federal Reserve in December.
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