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Education, Business, & Law
'The Martin Luther King Jr. We Have Forgotten' Topic of Penn Lightbulb Café Talk
WHO: Thomas Sugrue
Students Win Penn Public Policy Challenge With Online Bail Payment System Plan
A team of graduate students has won this year’s University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government’s Penn Public Policy Challenge with their innovative proposal for the Philadelphia County prison system. Their project advocates for the adoption of an online bail payment system.
Former Penn Athlete Gets People Talking on Tough Topics
Jennifer Jones Clinkscales really gets people talking.
Book by Penn Sociologist Jerry A. Jacobs Explores Higher Ed Interdisciplinarity
University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jerry A. Jacobs offers a different perspective on disciplines in higher education in his new book entitled In Defense of Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University.
Penn Ski & Snowboard Team to Close Strong Season at National Championships
The Sochi Olympic Winter Games may be over, but the competition is just starting to heat up for a distinct group of student athletes at the University of Pennsylvania. Four members of Penn’s Ski & Snowboard Team are packing up their gear and heading north.
A Tale of Two Cities: Penn Student Capitalizes on Semester in Washington
This spring, while his peers at the University of Pennsylvania are back on campus in Philadelphia, sophomore Ben Stollman is spending the semester in Washington, D.C.
Penn’s Morris Arboretum Is a Year-round Oasis
It may be that many people don’t think of the Morris Arboretum when it is cold and snowy outside, but the University of Pennsylvania site offers unique scenic views and seasonal activities aplenty even in the winter.
Annenberg Student Work To Be Highlighted at 2014 Screening Scholarship Media Festival
The documentary, “The 3,100-mile Self-transcendence Race” by doctoral students Corrina Laughlin and Kevi
Fels Institute of Government Hosts Final Round of Penn Public Policy Challenge
On March 2, five teams of University of Pennsylvania students with new public policy ideas for Philadelphia will compete in the final round of competition in the Fels Institute of Government’s annual Penn Public Policy Challenge.
After a Decade, Penn Institute of Urban Research Celebrates Partnerships and Progress
With the number of city dwellers expected to double in the next 30 years, bringing the tally to 7 billion city inhabitants worldwide, urbanization poses a wide range of critical issues, including housing, education, food security, energy, crime, economic development, income equality and public health.
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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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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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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