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Education, Business, & Law
Moody's Upgrades University of Pennsylvania's Debt Rating, Citing Growth in Financial Reserves
PHILADELPHIA -- Moody's Investor Services has upgraded the University of Pennsylvania's long-term debt rating to Aa2, from Aa3. Moody's removed Penn's rating from a watchlist for potential upgrades and said the rating outlook is stable.This rating upgrade to Aa2 restores the University to its highest rating level, last achieved in 1998.
Grand Opening Planned Dec. 5 for 'The Hub,' Mixed-Use Building at 40th and Chestnut Streets
WHAT: A grand opening event, celebrating the completion of The Hub, a nine-story, 100-unit residential-retail complex at 40th and Chestnut streets in University City, constructed by Teres Holdings, LLC, of PhiladelphiaWHERE: The second floor of The Hub, 3935 Chestnut St., PhiladelphiaWHEN: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5WHO: Featured speakers will include:
Expert Comment on Lobbyists, Political Campaign Finance and Jack Abramoff's Guilty Pleas
Expert Comment on Lobbyists, Political Campaign Finance and Jack Abramoff's Guilty Pleas from the University of PennsylvaniaJanuary 9, 2006
Penn Law School and National Constitution Center Host Political Campaign Finance Symposium
MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Symposium about the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law "McConnell v. Federal Election Commission: Understanding the Decision and Its Implications"WHEN: May 15, 2003,
U.S. president vs. congressional investigators: How the battle of the branches could play out
U.S. president vs. congressional investigators: How the battle of the branches could play out
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts and Sciences and Tobias Barrington Wolff of the Law School discuss the potential political, legal, and constitutional implications of the fight over a web of investigations and subpoenas.
Building a diverse pipeline for business faculty
Building a diverse pipeline for business faculty
Since 2012, IDDEAS@Wharton has been a pathway for undergraduate students of all backgrounds to enter the world of business research.
How undisclosed SEC investigations lead to insider trading
How undisclosed SEC investigations lead to insider trading
Should companies go public sooner about the fact that the SEC is investigating them? Daniel Taylor, a professor of accounting at Wharton, investigated this question in a research paper titled, “Undisclosed SEC Investigations,” which considers whether insiders gain an unfair advantage in being able to sell shares before the information hits the market.
How Penn Law’s Quattrone Center works toward a fairer criminal justice system
How Penn Law’s Quattrone Center works toward a fairer criminal justice system
The national research and policy hub's goal is to increase the fairness and accuracy of the criminal justice system by preventing errors in the administration of justice..
Hard negotiations: Why a softer approach yields better outcomes
Hard negotiations: Why a softer approach yields better outcomes
Wharton professor Maurice Schweitzer and postdoctoral researcher Einav Hart discuss their research on how negotiation can harm post-agreement performance.
In the News
Neuroscience
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain
Gideon Nave of the Wharton School and Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences are quoted on their work that found evidence that both genetics and environmental influences contribute to the impact of socioeconomic status in a complex interplay with effects that span a variety of brain regions.
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The New York Times
The rich are not who we think they are. And happiness is not what we think it is, either
Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School has debunked a popular myth that there is no effect of money on happiness beyond $75,000 per year, but he did confirm a law of diminishing returns to money.
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Time.com
You’ll soon be able to look up Supreme Court justices’ Wall Street investments
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School says a new law can be seen as a test case to see if Congress can in fact, regulate jurists’ behavior after they become Supreme Court justices.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Can states go bankrupt? Here’s how Puerto Rico did, with a Penn Law prof’s guidance
David S. Skeel of the Law School headed the effort to restructure Puerto Rico’s debt, taxes, and spending after elected leaders couldn’t agree on a working plan.
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Bloomberg News
Appeals court ‘chips away’ high court’s pliant obviousness take
The Law School’s Polk Wagner argues that district courts need some framework and guidance for certain patent cases.
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