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Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2026 Program in Philadelphia
Applications now open with all-expenses-paid fellowships available, deadline to apply is September 2 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program, held on Wharton’s Philadelphia campus. There are several funding opportunities available for journalists, including an all-expenses-paid fellowship for U.S.-based journalists offered by ...Read More
Cloak Wins $75,000 Perlman Grand Prize in Venture Lab Startup Challenge
PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 2026 – The University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab is proud to announce the winner of its tenth annual Startup Challenge: Cloak, founded by Rishi Ambavanekar, ENG’29, W’29, and Tyler Sacharow, C’29. Cloak works with publishers, ranging from news to novels to screenplays, to protect content against AI scraping. The startup’s algorithm offers either ...Read More
Kheyti Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Grand Prize
Barefoot College International and Food for All Africa Win $150,000 Each PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 2026 – Kheyti has been named the grand prize winner of the 2026 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from over 300 applicants around the globe, Kheyti stood out as the only social enterprise offering full-service greenhouse solutions specifically designed for ...Read More
Wharton in the News
AI & Tech Brief: Governing Open AI
The Washington Post | July 27, 2026
Prof. Kevin Werbach participated in a Q&A on ethical AI governance.
Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status
The New York Times | July 26, 2026
Penn Wharton Budget Model researcher Alex Arnon explores how the labor force will be impacted by changes to the Temporary Protected Status program.
Learning Requires Friction
Poets & Quants | July 24, 2026
Prof. Stefano Puntoni explores how MBA education is evolving in the age of AI.
Concerns rise as volume of research soars and quality drops
Financial Times | July 23, 2026
Prof. Claudine Gartenberg’s research suggests that AI is degrading the quality of academic research.
Leadership Summit 2026: Inspiring Grit and Growth Amid Unprecedented Change
HBR Ideacast | July 23, 2026
Prof. Angela Duckworth discusses how grit applies in a world of AI.
How do Lime’s ebikes make money? Share market debut sheds light on finances
The Guardian | July 22, 2026
Prof. Gad Allon speaks to bike-share company Lime’s operating model.
Health Insurance Is Stopping Millions of Americans From Quitting Their Jobs
Newsweek | July 22, 2026
Prof. Mark Pauly explains how health insurance impacts employment decisions for Americans.
Is AI Making Inflation Harder to Beat?
Bloomberg, Wall Street Week | July 18, 2026
Prof. Loretta Mester says inflation remains a problem even after the latest CPI report came in cooler than expected.
GPT-5.6 Disproves Statistics Conjecture in 90 Minutes, Exposing Flaw in 130,000-Citation Method
Tech Times | July 15, 2026
Prof. Edgar Dobriban‘s working paper details how GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly helped resolve a 30-year-old statistics conjecture in just 90 minutes.
Fed will be on hold for a while, says former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker
CNBC | July 14, 2026
Prof. Pat Harker discusses Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first congressional testimony.