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Education, Business, & Law
Three Penn Nursing Freshman Among New Class of NROTC Midshipmen
Among this year’s group of 25 students who gathered at the University of Pennsylvania to take the oath as midshipmen in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps battalion on Friday, Nov. 7., three are freshman from Penn’s Nursing School.
University of Pennsylvania Senior Studies the Humanities From the Inside Out
As a student at the University of Pennsylvania, senior Heather Holmes has co-written a book, attended the Cannes Film Festival as part of a Penn Summer program and learned firsthand what it takes to be a museum curator.
Penn’s Mary Frances Berry Honored by the American Society for Legal History
The American Society for Legal History has elected Mary Frances Berry an Honorary Fellow of the Society. Berry is the Geraldine R.
Mentor Program Pairs Penn Freshmen With Powel Elementary School Students
Some University of Pennsylvania freshmen are already following in the Penn tradition of serving the community.
Celebrating Innovation at Penn
On Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, Penn President Amy Gutmann and David L.
Socially Conscious Penn Senior Set to Begin ‘Impactful Career’
When Afnaan Moharram finishes her studies at the University of Pennsylvania in December, she wants to combine for-profit work with social change, and, if she can’t find a socially conscience business where she can do that, she wants to eventually start one.
Penn’s Celebration of Innovation Features Silfen Forum With Amy Gutmann and Walter Isaacson
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and David L. Cohen, chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees, invite Penn students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and friends, as well as the region’s business and tech community, to a series of events from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct.
When A Penn Open Learning Class Ends, Continuing Education Does Not
For students in University of Pennsylvania Open Learning courses, the online education provided in the global classroom doesn’t end when the courses do. “Growing Old Around the Globe” from Penn’s School of Nursing is a shining example of the college-level continuing education that can be found in Penn’s free massive open online courses.
Soccer-playing Student at Penn Scores Goals With a Global Impact
Khadija Tarver is making an interdisciplinary impact – on the soccer field, on the environment and through improved global commerce in nations like Guatemala.
Penn President Gutmann Helps Honor Malala Yousafzai at Liberty Medal Ceremony
Speaking to a gathering of 1,400 guests at the Liberty Medal ceremony at the National Constitution Center, Penn President Amy Gutmann praised 17-year-old Medal recipient Malala Yousafzai, “for her powerful force for good on our planet."
In the News
USA Today
How are borrowers reacting to the Federal Reserve rate cuts?
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that consumers are going to struggle to outsmart interest rates because the Federal Reserve doesn’t know where interest rates are going.
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Reuters
Why the U.S. forced sale of Google’s Chrome faces legal hurdles
Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that divesting Chrome doesn’t address the underlying antitrust concerns with Google.
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Reuters
U.S. SEC chief Gensler to step down in January when Trump takes over
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that SEC Chair Gary Gensler came in with an aggressive rule-making agenda that likely won’t endure past his departure.
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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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