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Education, Business, & Law
”The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “The Dogon: Work, Women and Water” opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on Nov. 5. Featuring 15 photographs by renowned Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin, this exhibit is in cooperation with the 2010-11 Year of Water at Penn.
Penn’s Center for Tech Transfer Wins Award for Industry/University/Government Research
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology Transfer has been honored with a Deal of Distinction Award by the Licensing Executive Society (USA and Canada) Inc.
Wharton School to Host 2011 Global Alumni Forum in San Francisco
Philadelphia and San Francisco – The Wharton School announced that, for the first time in the history of the Wharton Global Alumni Forums, the School next year will combine the three regional Forums into a single event, to be held in San Francisco on June 23-24, 2011.
Wharton School Announces Partnership With Sovereign Bank, Santander Universities
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the establishment of a Partnership for Globalization with Sovereign Bank, part of Banco Santander.
World Is Full of Darkness, Reflected in the Physiology of the Human Retina, Penn Researchers Say
PHILADELPHIA –- Physicists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania have linked the cell structure of the retina to the light and dark contrasts of the natural world, demonstrating the likelihood that the neural pathways humans use for seeing are adapted to best capture the world around us.
Report from Penn’s Fels Institute of Government Shows Positive Results of Urban Investment
PHILADELPHIA –- A new report from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government shows how public investment guided by strategic planning can produce highly successful results, even within an urban area formerly plagued by high levels of vacancy and abandonment.
Penn President Amy Gutmann Meets With Vice President Biden on Stimulus Funding for Research
WASHINGTON -- University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann attended a meeting at the White House today as an invited guest of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Dr. J. Larry Jameson to Lead Penn Medicine
PHILADELPHIA -- J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the next executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of Penn’s School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2011.
Penn GSE Professor to Speak at White House-Sponsored Conference During National HBCU Week
PHILADELPHIA — Marybeth Gasman, an associate professor in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, will speak at the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities conference in Washington, D.C., during National HBCU Week, which runs S
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AI takes center stage in Penn’s plan for overhauling its business education programs
The Wharton School has announced a new AI-focused strategy to prepare students in all fields to interact with and use AI, featuring remarks from Eric Bradlow.
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TheGrio
Mo’ money, less problems? Study finds that certain amounts of wealth might buy more happiness
A study by Matt Killingsworth of the Wharton School finds that increases in wealth and income are correlated with increased happiness.
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USA Today
Higher tax rates, smaller child tax credit and other changes await as Trump tax cuts end
If a state and local tax deduction cap were eliminated, it would cost $197 billion over fiscal years 2024-33, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
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Forbes
Are there jobs that AI can’t replace?
Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School advocates using ChatGPT to generate ideas.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech.
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