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Education, Business, & Law
For Penn Graduate Student Cherae McWilliams, a Field Placement Opens New Doors
Cherae McWilliams believes in the human capacity for resilience. As a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, the 22-year-old resident of Newtown, Pa., has taken that belief to the next level, opening new doors and turning it into a career in social work.
Want to Change the World? Penn Has a Prize for That
The big banner on the ARCH on Locust Walk and the emails from President Gutmann to the senior class have gotten the message out: The search for entries in the inaugural President’s Engagement Prize competition is underway.
Penn Launches Climate Action Plan 2.0
Five years after releasing its original Climate Action Plan, the University of Pennsylvania today announced the launch of Climate Action Plan 2.0, a roadmap for environmental improvement and sustainability on campus to 2019 and beyond.
Enriching Internship Could Lead to a Career for Penn Student
Jane Wu is getting an early start at the University of Pennsylvania on a possible future career in research to help save the environment and preserve human health.
Rethinking STEM courses
REINVISIONING STEM: Penn is one of more than 30 colleges and universities tasked with rethinking the way science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses are taught in the classroom, especially at the introductory collegiate level, by replacing lectures with active student engagement in discovery and problem solving.
Penn’s Field Center to Host Annual Field of Dreams Luncheon
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host its fourth annual Field of Dreams Luncheon, Friday, Oct. 24, at the College of Physicians, 19 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia.
Penn to Host 2014 Peace Science Society (International) Conference
The University of Pennsylvania’s Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Perry World House and School of Arts & Sciences will host the annual conference of the Peace Science Society (International) Oct. 10-11.
Penn Prof and Alums Address Strangulation, Intimate Partner Violence in Research
To help policymakers understand the terror and risks experienced by victims of domestic abuse, a University of Pennsylvania professor has analyzed non-fatal strangulation among intimate partners.
The ‘Doctor’ Is In: Science Major Kicks Gluteus Maximus in Men’s Soccer Club at Penn
Menvekeh Daramay has been playing soccer since age 5.
In the News
WHYY (Philadelphia)
Is the American shopping mall dead? The Philadelphia area has seen its fair share disappear
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that shopping malls and physical retail are evolving rather than dying.
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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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Fortune
OpenAI partners with Wharton for a new course focused on leveraging ChatGPT for teachers
OpenAI is partnering with the Wharton School to offer a generative AI course for educators taught by Lilach and Ethan Mollick.
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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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