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11/26
Education, Business, & Law
2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own
2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own
This year’s recipients of Penn GSE’s McGraw Prize, the most prestigious prize in education, honors educators from pre-K to college and to lifelong learners.
Fair leases in Philadelphia
Fair leases in Philadelphia
Law professor David Hoffman and a team of Penn Carey Law students have created a pathbreaking model lease for Philadelphia that is fair, legal, and free.
Experts address ‘our changing environment’
Experts address ‘our changing environment’
Economist R. Jisung Park and political scientist Alice Xu address climate change in an event hosted by the School of Social Policy & Practice.
The economy and you
The economy and you
The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.
Tricks, treats, retail feats: Wharton’s Halloween insights
Tricks, treats, retail feats: Wharton’s Halloween insights
For expert retailers and marketers, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to explore the marketing learnings of psychological consumer behavior.
Graduate School of Education celebrates expansion and renovation
Graduate School of Education celebrates expansion and renovation
The $35.6 million construction project connects two 1960s-era buildings to create “One Penn GSE” at 3700 Walnut St.
Privacy and racial justice in law
Privacy and racial justice in law
In the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Melany Amarikwa explores the harms perpetuated by TikTok’s unique use of recommendation algorithms.
Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration
Cary Coglianese elected to the National Academy of Public Administration
Penn Carey Law’s Edward B. Shils Professor of Law is an expert in administrative and regulatory law.
How to explain war to children: Tips from Penn GSE
How to explain war to children: Tips from Penn GSE
Marsha Richardson, director of Penn GSE’s School and Mental Health Counseling Program, says navigating disturbing current events is challenging, but can be done in thoughtful and supportive ways.
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens
For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education.
In the News
CNN
A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it
Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says there’s a risk that inflation will ramp up if the widening deficit prompts the Fed to “print more money” to help the government pay off its debt.
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Time
How to stop checking your phone every 10 seconds
Shiri Melumad of the Wharton School says that adults draw comfort from the constant, familiar presence of their cell phones as “digital pacifiers.”
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Forbes
How you can support your people with generative AI
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School recommends using AI for at least 10 hours to understand what it can do and how it can help.
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The Hill
Neither Harris nor Trump can make housing more affordable
Joe Gyourko and Jacob Kimmel of the Wharton School found that zoning restrictions increase housing costs on median lots in multiple states.
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Bloomberg
The Fed’s next big move
Christina Parajon Skinner of the Wharton School says that cutting interest rates before the election will look like the Federal Reserve is trying to improve the economy to help one of the candidates win.
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