Press Releases

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PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2020 – The Wharton Global Youth Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is excited to announce the winning teams in the 8th annual Knowledge@Wharton High School Investment Competition. This year’s Global Finale, held via live video conference on May 8 for nearly 100…Read More

PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2020 – The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today that Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Duncan Watts has won a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, which includes a grant of $200,000. With his grant Watts plans to study bias and misinformation in the media. The 2020 class of Andrew…Read More

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PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2020 — Penn President Amy Gutmann, Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett, and Penn Arts & Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty are pleased to announce the establishment of the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania, generously funded by Nancy Yang, W’92 in honor of her…Read More

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PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 2020 — Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett is delighted to announce the appointment of Martine Haas as the Lauder Professor at the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies. The Lauder Professorship was established by brothers Leonard A. Lauder, W’54, and Ronald S. Lauder, W’65, when…Read More

Both plans would mitigate program shortfalls but reduce economic output PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2020 — Despite its importance to American retirees, the Social Security program faces large future financial shortfalls as projected benefits dwarf projected revenues. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have both proposed Social Security reform…Read More

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Wharton Online’s newest program based on best-selling book “A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence” PHILADELPHIA, February 19, 2020 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is embedded in nearly every aspect of daily life, from entertainment (e.g. Netflix) to navigation (e.g. Waze) to dating (e.g. Match.com). To address the risks, opportunities and challenges…Read More

NEW YORK, February 12, 2020 — The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 126 extraordinary early career researchers as recipients of the 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor scholars in the U.S. and Canada whose creativity, leadership, and independent research achievements make…Read More

Plan boosts health and productivity, but long-run economic impact varies by as much as a quarter of all GDP, depending on how plan is financed PHILADELPHIA, January 30, 2020 — Health care ranks as one of the most important issues to voters in the Democratic primary. The Medicare for All…Read More

At a high-stakes case-competition, Penn students were challenged to pitch major retailer Ralph Lauren Corporation with bold new business ideas—literally overnight. PHILADELPHIA, January 28, 2020 — What if you had to come up with a brilliant idea to make a major American brand even more successful—and present that company with a fully-fleshed…Read More