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Education, Business, & Law
Is a recession inevitable?
Is a recession inevitable?
Itay Goldstein, a professor of finance and economics at the Wharton School, talks about the state of the U.S. economy with inflation at a 40-year high.
What I’ve learned: Wharton’s Anita Summers
What I’ve learned: Wharton’s Anita Summers
Professor emeritus Anita Summers talks about her groundbreaking career in economics and public policy, and why integrity and evidence go hand in hand.
Indicators report shows escalating disparities for students of color and poor students
Indicators report shows escalating disparities for students of color and poor students
Report from The Pell Institute and PennAHEAD highlights stark differences in debt burden and benefits of higher education among ethnic groups that has significantly widened in recent years.
A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups
A one-stop shop for student-founded impact startups
College Green Ventures, a recipient of Penn’s 2022 President’s Engagement Prize, finds and supports student-founded impact startups. The organization aims to be a national hub for social impact on college campuses.
Streamlining the health care supply chain
Streamlining the health care supply chain
William Danon and Luka Yancopoulos, winners of the 2022 President’s Innovation Prize, will offer a software solution to make the health care supply chain more efficient.
How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life
How price shocks in formative years scar consumption for life
Teens who experienced gas price shocks of the 1970s drive less in later years, according to experts at Wharton and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Why more companies are standing up on social issues
Why more companies are standing up on social issues
From the war in Ukraine to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Florida, companies are increasingly speaking out on social issues. Wharton management professor Stephanie Creary explains why silence is no longer golden for firms.
Wharton expert explains the crashing crypto market
Wharton expert explains the crashing crypto market
What does the cryptocurrency crash mean for investors? Wharton expert, Sarah Hammer talks with Penn Today about the digital asset.
Facing climate change with optimism
Facing climate change with optimism
In the course titled Climate Change & the Energy Evolution, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students learn how to use their legal skills to decarbonize the world’s economy.
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
Four first-year students win the $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize for their sustainable water testing method through genetically engineering plants with bioluminescent properties.
In the News
Forbes
The Rooted School network: Experiencing success in college and work in high school
An analysis from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that supplying $50 a week to 10 seniors yielded positive financial and mental results.
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The New York Times
The long road to driverless trucks
Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the complexities and uncertainties of the emerging self-driving truck industry.
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COVID-19 shutdowns cost tribes millions. Should insurance cover the loss in Oklahoma?
Tom Baker of Penn Carey Law says that varying insurance laws have led state courts to differing opinions on the pandemic and discusses what that might mean for the Cherokee Nation’s argument.
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Fortune
L’Oréal is planning to kill single-use plastic to solve Gen Z’s biggest issue
Recent research from the Wharton School finds that 62% of U.S. consumers prefer buying from sustainable brands.
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U.S. News & World Report
The 2022 Best Countries Report ranks Switzerland as No. 1 in the world
The Wharton School has contributed to the U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Countries ranking, placing Switzerland at No.1 for the fifth time.
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