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Sync Labs Wins $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize in Startup Challenge presented by Venture Lab at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 8, 2025—The University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab is pleased to announce the 2025 winner of its annual Startup Challenge: Sync Labs, founded by Melanie Herbert, EE’25. Sync Labs is a healthtech company building AI-powered monitoring systems to address the caregiver shortage in senior living. Its platform, Alice, uses proprietary edge-based computer vision to detect ...Read More
Barbershop Books Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Grand Prize
BleagLee and Technovation Win $150,000 Each PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2025 – Barbershop Books has been named the grand prize winner of the 2025 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from approximately 150 applicants around the globe, Barbershop Books is the first of its kind community-based model committed to addressing literacy disparities with culturally responsive solutions. ...Read More
Nancy Zhang and Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Professors of Statistics and Data Science, Awarded the Inaugural David Cox Medal for Statistics
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2025 — Three leading mid-career statisticians have been announced as the winners of the David Cox Medal for Statistics, which has been awarded for the first time in 2025 to commemorate the work of the late world-leading statistician and former Royal Statistical Society president, Sir David Cox. The three winners are Prof. Eric ...Read More
Wharton in the News
Tariffs have already made mattresses, strollers and power tools more expensive
CNN | May 13, 2025
Professor John Zhang emphasizes the high stakes of pricing decisions.
Those Credit Card Ads Aren’t Just Annoying – They’re Costing You Money
U.S. News & World Report | May 12, 2025
Professor Itamar Drechsler discusses credit card companies and their advertisements.
Ireland’s Former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Country’s Corporate Future
Bloomberg | May 11, 2025
Penn Wharton Budget Model’s Director of Policy Analysis Alex Arnon discusses the complex history of corporate tax in Ireland.
What’s in store for the future of self checkouts? How retailers are pulling back.
USA Today | May 9, 2025
Professor Santiago Gallino shares insights on the evolving role of self-checkout in retail.
Mortgage rates are falling. Is it a good time to buy a home?
ABC News | May 8, 2025
Professor Lu Liu explores the challenges and uncertainties facing homebuyers.
We asked career and leadership experts how to step into a big boss’ shoes, in case Greg Abel needs some advice
Business Insider | May 6, 2025
Emeritus Professor Stewart Friedman details strategies for effective leadership.
In Graphic Detail: How AI is changing search and advertising
Digiday | May 5, 2025
Professor Stefano Puntoni discusses recent research on how AI chatbots can personalize recommendations and build trust.
‘Dumpster fire’: Retailers urge shoppers to buy now before tariffs raise prices
CNBC | May 4, 2025
Professor Barbara Kahn discusses how brands use humor as a strategy to maintain broad consumer appeal.
Greening your 401(k) is easier said than done
Marketplace | May 2, 2025
Vice Dean Vit Henisz discusses investment in the energy transition.
This Is the Biggest Risk to Entrepreneurs Right Now, According to an Economist
Inc. | April 30, 2025
Senior Vice Dean Joao Gomes sits for a discussion on tariffs and market shifts.