Press Releases

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

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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

Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists to Hold No-Cost Washington, DC Program, March 17, 2017 on Public Policy Issues

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The one-day program will feature Penn Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Wharton Professor of Health Care Management Ezekiel Emanuel, and Wharton Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics David Zaring, presenting on healthcare policy and financial regulations, respectively.…Read More

Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Announces 2016 Scholarships to October Program Covering Nearly All Expenses for Public Policy & Business Focused Reporters

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The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Scholarship which will allow up to five business reporters who cover aspects of public policy either domestically or internationally to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year.…Read More

Networks and Platform Based Business Models Win in the Digital Age, According to a New Study by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management

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A new research study to be published by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management gives credence to the power of evidence based management, big data and machine learning when examining the performance of today’s digital platform and networked based business models. …Read More