Gen Z forced to rewrite the American dream in the ‘Great Postponement’: Fixer-uppers, side hustles and doing life out of order Fortune Gen Z forced to rewrite the American dream in the ‘Great Postponement’: Fixer-uppers, side hustles and doing life out of order Gen Z are “not just postponing life markers,” says Susan Wachter of the Wharton School, “They’re also taking a different path .…We’ve not seen challenges in terms of affordability like this in more than a generation.”
These whale calls appear to break physics, but the truth is even weirder Gizmodo These whale calls appear to break physics, but the truth is even weirder “Most of us don’t hear a whale call and think, ‘Wow, look at the special theory of relativity in action,’” says John Spiesberger of the School of Arts & Sciences.
What we lose with remote work—and how to minimize the damage The Wall Street Journal What we lose with remote work—and how to minimize the damage “It’s easy to think of the office as just a physical space, but it’s much more than that. Offices function as social infrastructure where relationships and trust are built, informal learning happens and problems can be solved quickly across desks and departments,“ writes Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School and co-author Ranya Nehmeh.
Dog brain scans overturn a long-held idea about domestication Earth.com Dog brain scans overturn a long-held idea about domestication Subjects from the Penn Working Dog Center of the School of Veterinary Medicine were part of a study on what breeding does to dog’s brains.
How does the $40 trillion US debt affect you? Experts explain ABC News How does the $40 trillion US debt affect you? Experts explain “There’s no question that higher debt leads to higher interest rates,” says Kent Smetters of the Wharton School of Business.
New mRNA vaccine could reduce the recurrence and spread of skin cancer Morning Edition (NPR) New mRNA vaccine could reduce the recurrence and spread of skin cancer “Right now, this is for patients who’ve had melanoma,” says Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine. “It is a vaccine to prevent recurrence, which the companies reported yesterday that it did so. We await the data, of course.”
Moderna’s cancer vaccine could change America in 7 surprising ways Newsweek Moderna’s cancer vaccine could change America in 7 surprising ways "We need better ways to prevent recurrence for patients in remission. Recurrence of cancer is a most dreaded event," says Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine. "A vaccine to mobilize the immune system to guard against recurrence would be a gamechanger. This news means such a vaccine is probably closer to reality than we thought."
The odyssey of Priam’s treasure, an ancient trove of artifacts The New York Times The odyssey of Priam’s treasure, an ancient trove of artifacts In 2012, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology made an indefinite term loan to Turkey of 24 gold jewelry pieces after testing showed they had probably originated from Troy or nearby. In return, Turkey committed to loaning artifacts to the museum.It’s a loan procedure that experts think could one day help Priam’s Treasure get back to Turkey.
From midlife to long life The Telegraph From midlife to long life PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says people tend to overlook socializing when they think about behaviors that promote health, but maintaining strong social connections may actually be one of the most powerful things people can do for their long-term well-being.
America’s best incubators and accelerators of 2026 Time America’s best incubators and accelerators of 2026 “I think part of what’s pushed this movement into accelerators for many founders is that U.S. venture capital has moved over time from seed- and early-stage to more growth-oriented investment,” says Valentina Assenova of the Wharton School. “It’s a lot more capital that's coming after startups are very scalable.”