Subscribe to RSS FeedWharton School Professor Cait Lamberton Named Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division
PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2025—Wharton School Dean Erika James has announced the appointment of Cait Lamberton, the Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor of Marketing, as Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, effective July 1, 2025. Professor Lamberton succeeds Vice Dean Diana C. Robertson who, having served two successful terms, will return to the ...Read More
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Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2025 Program in Philadelphia
Applications now open with all-expenses-paid fellowships available, deadline to apply is September 3 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
Wharton School to Convene Top Business Visionaries at Global Forum in San Francisco, June 26-27
500 alumni, faculty, and global business leaders will explore challenges and opportunities at the business conference What: The 57th Wharton Global Forum will return to San Francisco from June 26-27. Hosted by the world’s first collegiate school of business, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the business conference will bring together more than 500 ...Read More
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
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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
Knowledge at Wharton
- Ripple Effect: Visual Marketing | Barbara Kahn and Zab Johnson July 1, 2025Wharton’s Barbara Kahn and Elizabeth (Zab) Johnson talk about their book, Visual Marketing: A Practical Guide to the Science of Branding and Retailing. This Ripple Effect episode is part of the “Meet the Authors” series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Ripple Effect: Resolute Japan | Harbir Singh and Mike Useem June 3, 2025Wharton management professors Harbir Singh and Mike Useem discuss their book Resolute Japan: The Leaders Forging a Corporate Resurgence, which explores how a new model of leadership has transformed Japan's top companies. This Ripple Effect episode is part of the “Meet the Authors” series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Are Bad Listeners Actually Bad at Listening? May 19, 2025Research from Wharton professor Rebecca (Becky) Schaumberg and PhD student Zhiying (Bella) Ren reveals how disagreement in a conversation is often mistaken for bad listening, regardless of how engaged the listener is. Schaumberg explains their findings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- How AI Is Affecting Digital Marketing and Creative Industries w/ David Droga May 15, 2025Listen to a special episode from Where AI Works, a new podcast hosted by Wharton faculty, sponsored by Accenture. The show dives into how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, with real-world stories and insights from leaders across industries. In this episode, host Kartik Hosanagar speaks with David Droga, founder of […]
- What Makes Virtual Influencers Effective? May 9, 2025Virtual influencers are more effective when paired with a companion, which makes them seem more human and trustworthy, according to research from Wharton's Jonah Berger, USC Marshall’s Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo, and LUISS Guido Carli University’s Francisco Villarroel Ordenes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Workplace Boundaries and Social Media | Nancy Rothbard May 6, 2025Wharton Deputy Dean Nancy Rothbard talks about how social media has changed office culture by giving colleagues a way to connect with each other outside of work. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of a series on “Wellness at Work.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Retirement and the Changing Workforce | Peter Cappelli April 1, 2025Companies can benefit from the experience and flexibility of older workers, says Wharton’s Peter Cappelli. What will it take for employers to stop age discrimination and change their approach to retirement? This Ripple Effect episode is part of a series on “Navigating Retirement.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.