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Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients
Health care worker in mask stands at tablet with electronic medical record system.

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Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

Wharton’s Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe and colleagues found that HIV clinics in Malawi that switched from paper to electronic medical records saw an estimated 28% reduction in deaths in five years.

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Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees
A person putting ornaments on an artificial Christmas tree.

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Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees

Engineering professor Lorena Grundy says people looking to make a sustainable decision should consider how many years they would use an artificial tree, how they plan to dispose of a real tree, and how the tree was transported.

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Centering joy in AI development and implementation
Desmond Patton seated at his desk.

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Centering joy in AI development and implementation

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.

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The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
A microscopic robot on a U.S. penny for scale.

A microrobot on a U.S. penny for scale.

(Image: Michael Simari, University of Michigan)

The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots

Engineers at Penn Engineering have created robots barely visible to the naked eye that operate without tethers, magnetic fields or joystick-like controls.

Ian Scheffler

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Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease
Therapist and patient.

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Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease

In a collaborative study, Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse showed that cognitive behavioral therapy reduced disability for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and that psychologists with no prior gastrointestinal experience could learn to deliver IBD-informed CBT effectively.

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New book brings responsive math teaching to classrooms nationwide

New book brings responsive math teaching to classrooms nationwide

Following years of research in Philadelphia schools, the Graduate School of Education’s Responsive Math Teaching team is sharing the practical tools and guiding principles they identified in a new book to help educators make math more meaningful and equitable.

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Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy hosts annual coaches workshop

Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy hosts annual coaches workshop

The annual Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy Coaches Workshop in December brought together head and assistant coaches and administrators from across Penn Athletics for an intensive series of sessions focused on communication, leadership identity, motivation, and character assessment.

Penn Engineering launches new master’s in energy and sustainability

Penn Engineering launches new master’s in energy and sustainability

In December, Penn Engineering launched Master of Science in Engineering in Energy and Sustainability, a new graduate program designed to prepare engineers to lead the transition toward a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable energy future.

Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange looking at monitors.

Wall Street rides an AI-fueled rally that has pushed major indices to new highs that’s driven largely by a handful of dominant tech firms. As enthusiasm around artificial intelligence reshapes markets and concentrates risk, questions are mounting about whether the surge reflects durable growth or the familiar shape of a speculative bubble. Wharton finance crises expert Itay Goldstein explains how bubbles form, why they can be so dangerous, and what today’s AI boom shares—and does not—with past market madness like the one described in “The Big Short.”
 

(Image: Getty / Spencer Platt)

Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?

Wharton’s Itay Goldstein discusses financial bubbles, the mechanics of betting against them, and the risks facing the AI boom.

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