Do Shared Life Experiences Make It Harder to Understand Others? A new study from Emily Falk reveals that having similar life experiences can actually diminish our ability to perceive other people’s unique feelings and circumstances. Communication Marketing Psychology caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Weijie Su Wins Peter Gavin Hall IMS Early Career Prize Congratulations to Weijie Su, who has received the 2022 Peter Gavin Hall IMS Early Career Prize, which recognizes early-career research accomplishments and research promise in statistics, broadly construed. Statistics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
2022 NVMW Persistent Impact Prize Benjamin Lee has received the 2022 Non-Volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW) Persistent Impact Prize for his paper on "Architecting phase change memory as a scalable DRAM alternative," which appeared in ISCA 2009. Electrical and Systems Engineering caret-arrow Resilience in Networked Systems
What can Philly do to make a home for robotics to flourish? Vijay Kumar has attended every ICRA conference since 1986, only missing in 2001, for the birth of his second daughter. This year, he co-organized the conference for a second time, willing the thousands of robotics professionals around the world to gather here in Philadelphia. Computer and Information Science Electrical and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
The changing face of portraiture at Penn Efforts around campus aim to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art. Dani Bassett and Junhyong Kim comment on how the walls of campus buildings can better reflect the communities they serve in this Penn Today article. Bioengineering Biology caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
How storytelling can motivate us to help others A new study from Emily Falk’s Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that personal stories—instead of cold facts—make people want to help keep others safe. These findings have significant real-world implications when it comes to planning public health interventions, as they show how messaging can shift an individual’s perspective. Communication Marketing Psychology caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
The Data Will Save Us Or at least, that’s the hope of Wharton professor Duncan Watts, whose new initiative, the Penn Media Accountability Project, aims to expose bias in journalism by building a huge database of news for researchers and journalism watchdogs to analyze. What’s at stake? Only the future of the free press and perhaps democracy itself. Communication Computer and Information Science Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Inside the Supply Chain Crisis The worldwide supply chain, so prized for its efficiency, has struggled to withstand the critical disruptions the pandemic caused and to meet the consumer demands created by an almost-overnight reordering of everyday life. Gad Allon comments in this Wharton Magazine article. Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Resilience in Networked Systems
Chris Callison-Burch receives the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising Chris Callison-Burch was awarded the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising, which recognizes dedication to helping students realize their educational, career and personal goals. Burch was cited for introducing his students to valuable research opportunities while helping them navigate Penn, especially during the pandemic. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Why the U.S. Government Should Regulate Cryptocurrency Kevin Werbach explains why the Biden administration’s executive order to develop a national policy on cryptocurrency is an important step forward on this episode of Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. Legal Studies & Business Ethics caret-arrow Resilience in Networked Systems
