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Two Student Teams Co-Win Amazon HQ2 Student Competition Finals at Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania

What: With Mayor James Kenney, civic leaders and Wharton deans in attendance, two teams of University of Pennsylvania students co-won the Amazon HQ Case Competition at a finals event that supported the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. The finals event aimed to showcase the Wharton School’s entrepreneurial,…Read More

Mayor James Kenney to Attend Wharton School Amazon HQ2 Student Competition Finals Oct. 13 on University of Pennsylvania Campus

The Wharton School is pleased to harness its entrepreneurial, analytical and communications talent to support the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. Two complementary contests for students are now launched: a Writing Competition conceived by the Wharton Communication Program and the Amazon HQ Case Competition developed by Wharton undergraduate students. …Read More

Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize to Honor Stephen Ross for Financial Innovation at September Conference

The Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize for Quantitative Financial Innovation will be awarded to the late Stephen A. Ross at a conference hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research. …Read More

Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative Launches New Analytics Accelerator Challenge

The Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative (WCAI), of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School will launch its new Analytics Accelerator Challenge on September 5, 2017, accepting applications through September 25. …Read More

Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Announces Funding Application Deadline: Nearly All Expenses Covered for Selected Reporters Attending Oct. 2017 Program

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Just weeks to apply before Wharton Public Policy Initiative Funding deadline What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Funding, which will allow up to five business reporters who cover aspects of public policy to attend the Wharton Seminars for…Read More

The Penn Wharton Budget Model Announces $6.6 Million Grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation

The Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) is pleased to announce a $6.6 million commitment from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) to develop new, high-quality tools to evaluate the economic and budgetary impact of federal policy proposals. …Read More

Women Against Abuse Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

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Women Against Abuse has been named as the winner of the 2017 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from more than 100 applicants around the globe, the organization is Philadelphia’s leading domestic violence service provider and advocacy organization, and one of the largest in the US. …Read More

Wharton Winner: Penn Wharton Startup Challenge Gives $30k to HR Startup, Twine

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Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Startup Challenge: Twine, founded by Wharton MBA students Joseph Quan and Nikhil Srivastava (both WG’17). The Showcase took place on April 28 on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Twine makes internal mobility within a company seamless.…Read More

Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Announces Inaugural Startup Showcase Featuring the Best Student Entrepreneurs From Across the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the inaugural Startup Showcase on Friday, April 28, 2017, a new event showcasing the best student-founded startups from across the University of Pennsylvania. The event is free and open to the public and will take place at the Wharton School’s Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus.…Read More

Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists to Hold No-Cost Hong Kong Program, June 22, 2017 on China-related Issues

The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, a program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, offers journalists an opportunity to expand their business knowledge base and increase their exposure to leading experts in a stimulating, collegial environment. …Read More

Wharton Research Data Services, SSRN and Elsevier Announce Groundbreaking New Collaboration — Elevating Research and Researchers Who Use WRDS

Philadelphia, PA, April 12, 2017 — Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), the award-winning data research platform and business intelligence tool for corporate, academic and government institutions worldwide, is excited to announce a first of its kind collaboration with SSRN, the world’s leading preprint server and working paper repository, and Elsevier, a…Read More

The Wharton School and Bridges Co-Host Sixth Annual Impact Investing Competition

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Philadelphia, PA, April 11, 2017 -- Students from the world’s top business and policy schools gathered on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia Saturday for the culmination of MIINT—the MBA Impact Investing Network & Training program. Three winning teams secured a total of $100,000 in potential investment for the…Read More

Grayken Program in International Real Estate at the Wharton School Creates New Opportunities in Global Real Estate Education

Philadelphia, PA, April 4, 2017 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the establishment of the Grayken Program in International Real Estate, a major new asset to the School’s Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center and Real Estate Department. With his leadership…Read More

Ken Moelis and Julie Taffet Moelis Advance Access Program Creates New Pathways to and Financial Aid for the Wharton MBA

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Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 2017 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Ken Moelis, W’80, WG’81, and Julie Taffet Moelis, W’81, have made a $10 million gift to establish the Ken Moelis and Julie Taffet Moelis Advance Access Program, a deferred admission opportunity…Read More

Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative and OSET Institute Release New Study on the State of U.S. Voting Machines and Elections Technology Industry

The Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania and the OSET Institute announce the release today of a new study that provides a comprehensive business analysis of the structure and outlook of the voting machine industry. …Read More

Wharton School Appoints Harlan Sands Vice Dean of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

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Geoffrey Garrett, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has announced that Harlan Sands has joined the School as Vice Dean of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. …Read More

University of Pennsylvania announces new Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy and the David S. Pottruck, C’70 WG’72 Fellows

PHILADELPHIA – March 7, 2017 – The University of Pennsylvania is delighted to announce a $1 million commitment from David S. Pottruck C’70, WG’72, to establish the Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy. This innovative new program — a partnership between the athletics department and the Anne and John McNulty Leadership…Read More