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Research and scholarship at the intersection of law and history
(From left) Serena Mayeri; Sarah (Sally) Barringer Gordon; Karen Tani, Sophia Lee; and Shaun Ossei-Owusu.

Legal History Consortium members (from left) Serena Mayeri; Sarah (Sally) Barringer Gordon; Karen Tani, Sophia Lee; and Shaun Ossei-Owusu.

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Research and scholarship at the intersection of law and history

Under the leadership of Penn Carey Law’s Karen Tani, the Legal History Consortium unites the Law School and Penn’s Graduate History Department in a collaborative program.

From Penn Carey Law

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2025 John Hope Franklin Prize winner

2025 John Hope Franklin Prize winner

Penn Carey Law professor Jasmine E. Harris has been named the recipient of the 2025 John Hope Franklin Prize in the Law & Society Association’s annual awards. She is recognized for exceptional scholarship in the field of Race, Racism, and the Law for “The Political Economy of Conservatorship,” published in the UCLA Law Review.

Wharton’s deep dive into wellness at work
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Wharton’s deep dive into wellness at work

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores whether workplace wellness programs have the desired effect, social media connections and boundaries, and work/life balance over the years.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

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Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

With artificial intelligence evolving faster than human imagination, traditional avenues of regulation may not work as well as they have for other business sectors.To safely and efficiently oversee AI, governments need to turn to a more flexible system, not immovable guardrails but more adjustable “leashes,” Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese writes in a new article.

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Can a machine be considered an author?

Can a machine be considered an author?

Experts at Penn Libraries shed light on the fact that there has been little guidance from either the courts or Congress on the many copyright issues that generative AI raises, until now. Recently, two different courts published decisions in cases involving AI tools.

Wharton graduates first Global Executive MBA cohort
Snapshots of Wharton students across the country and the world.

(Clockwise from top left) Sona Sundaramurthy with her husband, Anantha Puthucode (right), and Andrzej Biesiekirski (left) in Panama City; Alfonso L. Corcuera (left) and Biesiekirski in Seoul; Edmond Chan (right) at a Philadelphia social gathering; Corcuera and wife Maria Fernanda Iniestra in San Francisco; Sundaramurthy harvests cassava in Bangkok; executive MBA students in Berlin.

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Wharton graduates first Global Executive MBA cohort

Members of Wharton’s first Global Executive MBA cohort reflect on their academic journeys and the opportunities the program’s hybrid design unlocked for them.

Meghan Laska

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Five ways gen AI is changing workplace identity

Five ways gen AI is changing workplace identity

At this year’s SXSW Conference, Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni spoke with Google chief measurement strategist Neil Hoyne about the impact of generative AI on employees and the workplace.