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Education, Business, & Law
The disability docket
Penn Carey Law professors Jasmine Harris and Karen Tani have published a paper in American University Law Review that highlights the disability through-line in the Supreme Court’s recent cases.
A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation
A Book a Day, a nonprofit run by Penn GSE’s Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, has partnered with medical providers like the Puentes de Salud clinic to provide books to children, including titles in Spanish and other languages.
Creating authentic connections in virtual teams
Working with Matriarca, an Argentinian sustainable goods distributor, scientists from the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative leveraged an exercise known as ‘Fast Friends’ to improve online collaboration within the organization.
How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?
Wharton professor Arthur van Benthem explores whether one company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signals a changing landscape for oil companies.
Why Tesla wants to have the EV plug standard
John Paul MacDuffie, a professor of management at the Wharton School whose research examines vehicle and mobility innovations, explains the ongoing push by Tesla to establish its electric vehicle plug as an industry standard.
Meta’s Threads takes on Twitter
Meta’s new social platform, Threads, is off to an impressive start, but can it continue its initial success against Twitter? Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim weighs in.
Five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s latest election law decision
Penn Carey Law’s Michael Morse, an expert in voting rights and election law, shares his thoughts on Moore v. Harper and what it means for American democracy.
A legacy of leadership
Dean Pam Grossman has guided Penn’s Graduate School of Education through a capital campaign, a global pandemic, a historic building expansion, and unprecedented growth with ambition and compassion.
The history-making Law dean’s eight dynamic years
During his tenure, Penn Carey Law School Dean Ted Ruger closed the largest gift ever to a law school, revitalized the faculty and the curriculum, and handled the pandemic masterfully.
Seeking solutions to a shortage of educators
Penn’s Graduate School of Education contributes to the conversation about the scarcity of Black men as K-12 teachers.
In the News
Philly narcotics cops secretly used surveillance cameras. Video proved some of their testimony false
Sandra Mayson of Penn Carey Law says that chaos in scheduling court dates obscures intentional no-shows by police officers.
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TikTok has sued the U.S. over a law that could ban its app. What’s the legal outlook?
Justin “Gus” Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the current composition of the Supreme Court would likely uphold a federal TikTok ban.
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TikTok sues U.S. government: Lawsuit alleges forced ban or sale violates First Amendment
Justin “Gus” Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that courts are likely to take the national-security justification seriously for a federal TikTok ban.
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Diane Alexander of the Wharton School says that medical reimbursements for an identical office visit in 2009 ranged from $37 in Minnesota to $160 in Alaska.
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Why maternity care is underpaid
Diane Alexander of the Wharton School says that medical reimbursements for an identical office visit in 2009 ranged from $37 in Minnesota to $160 in Alaska.
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