Why are U.S. hospitals closing? Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia is scheduled to close in early September. Why are U.S. hospitals closing? Wharton’s Lawton Burns discusses the closure of Philadelphia’s Hahnemann University Hospital and the trend of medical facilities shuttering nationwide.
The ACA battle is heating up The ACA battle is heating up The Affordable Care Act is once again under threat, along with health insurance coverage for at least 20 million Americans, as a federal appeals court weighs on its constitutionality.
Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance Q&A Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance In a Q&A, Wharton postdoc Lauren Eskreis-Winkler discusses new findings that signal it may be time to shift how we think about motivation and achievement.
How states can help police mortgage-lending practices Judicial foreclosure may help states fill the policy gap left by the federal government. How states can help police mortgage-lending practices Wharton’s Brian Feinstein discusses his research on how judicial foreclosure can help states fill the policy gap left by the federal government’s pullback from regulatory enforcement of mortgage-lending.
Wharton prof explains Facebook’s new currency Q&A Wharton prof explains Facebook’s new currency Wharton Professor Kevin Werbach explains Libra: whether it’s actually a cryptocurrency, Facebook’s interest in it, and looming regulatory challenges.
How to end partisan gerrymandering: Get the public involved How to end partisan gerrymandering: Get the public involved Wharton professor Steven O. Kimbrough discusses the Supreme Court’s recent decision to not make a ruling on what constitutes excessive partisan gerrymandering.
How shopping became a version of social impact How shopping became a version of social impact Wharton Professor of Marketing Patti Williams discusses how brands began to put their do-gooder ethos to the forefront of its value proposition.
Views from the top of the world Views from the top of the world Members of the Penn community give accounts of their expeditions to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Contest fosters local solutions to global sustainability challenges Rising senior Richard Ling started a nonprofit, Collective Cause, and through that, ran a competition called Sustainable Solutions. The goal was to encourage high school and college students to brainstorm local solutions to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Contest fosters local solutions to global sustainability challenges SoleProvider won the Sustainable Solutions competition created by rising senior Richard Ling. The automated texting system offers Philadelphia’s homeless a simple way to request a particular need and for users to fulfill it.
Regulating big tech Regulating big tech Wharton’s Eric K. Clemons discusses the pros and cons of boosting regulations on big technology companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple, after years of being penalized in Europe for anticompetitive practices.