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Jason Altschuler and Anderson Ye Zhang, Assistant Professors of Statistics and Data Science, Named Among 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
NEW YORK, February 20, 2025 — The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the names of the 126 early career researchers who have been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2025. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor exceptional researchers at US and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them ...Read More
Transformative Gift and Matching Challenge from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund Advances Research and Training to Expand Health Care Access
PHILADELPHIA, January 28, 2025 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (Penn LDI) are pleased to announce a landmark $3.5 million gift to establish the Davis Family SUMR Program Endowment Fund, with an additional $1 million matching challenge from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund. ...Read More
Mark J. Pincus Pledges Visionary Gift to Elevate Generative AI Applications at the Wharton School
PHILADELPHIA, December 10, 2024 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania proudly announces a $5 million gift from Mark J. Pincus, W’88, founder of social gaming company Zynga and a pioneer in generative AI applications. This visionary gift supports the launch of the Pincus Artificial Intelligence Lab for Organizational Innovation. As the largest ...Read More
Wharton in the News
Coin of the Trump realm is crypto: Melania Trump mints her own billion-dollar meme coin
USA Today | February 5, 2025
Professor David Reibstein discusses meme coins and the future of cryptocurrency.
A Surefire Way to Be More Productive
The New York Times | January 31, 2025
Professor Katy Milkman discusses research on making goals stick.
A hole in Republicans’ tax plans: Juicing the economy
POLITICO | January 27, 2025
Professor Kent Smetters speaks about the implications of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Hindenburg Research shutting down highlights ‘wear and tear’ of activist short-selling
Yahoo! Finance | January 25, 2025
Professor Dan Taylor discusses the SEC’s new disclosure requirements.
Make dollars make sense
Financial Times | January 22, 2025
Vice Dean Witold Henisz discusses the demand for impact investment knowledge.
Research making a real difference
Financial Times | January 22, 2025
Professor Lindsey Cameron’s research on “good bad jobs” in the gig economy was honored by the Financial Times’ Responsible Business Education awards.
OpenAI’s Stargate may be tech’s biggest gamble ever, but here’s what’s really at stake
Fortune | January 22, 2025
Professor Ethan Mollick contemplates the reality of daily life with artificial general intelligence.
30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises Above 7% for First Time Since May
The New York Times | January 16, 2025
Professor Lu Liu assesses the likelihood of homeowners selling their homes as 30-year mortgage rates rise.
Star Psychologist Adam Grant Joins Glassdoor as ‘Chief Worklife Expert’
Inc. | January 15, 2025
Professor Adam Grant joins forces with Glassdoor to serve as their ‘Chief Worklife Expert.’
Housing remains a chief driver of inflation
Marketplace | January 15, 2025
Professor Susan Wachter discusses contributing factors to housing inflation.
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