Press Releases

PHILADELPHIA, May 19, 2020 — Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett is delighted to announce an anonymous $10 million gift to amplify opportunities and outcomes of the cutting edge Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (WiN). This commitment will propel faculty research and teaching, student learning, and corporate engagement through WiN. “WiN isn’t narrowly about…Read More

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

Led by AI expert Kartik Hosanagar, AI for Business will explore impact to industries and society Professor Kartik Hosanagar PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2020 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of Wharton AI for Business (Artificial Intelligence for Business), which will inspire cutting-edge teaching and research in artificial intelligence, while…Read More

Felicity Johnson, WG’20, Founder, and John Hurst, WG’20, V’20, Strategic Advisor PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2020 – Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winner of the fourth annual Startup Challenge, sponsored by Eric Aroesty, C’92: My Virtual Veterinarian, founded by Felicity Johnson (WG’20) and advised by John Hurst (WG’20,…Read More

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

PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2020 — In response to the coronavirus pandemic, at one point almost every U.S. state had imposed lockdown orders. Some states have begun to relax these orders and many others are considering easing their restrictions. Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) analyzed the health and economic effects of…Read More

PHILADELPHIA, April 8, 2020 — On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing immediate relief to households and businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) has analyzed the short-term economic effects of the pandemic…Read More

PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2020 — Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett is delighted to announce a new chapter in finance research and education at the Wharton School. The MBA program is launching a new quantitative finance major within the Finance Department. New courses will be offered, bolstered by the establishment of the…Read More

Payroll tax holiday would cost more than $800 billion, leave out low-income households  PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2020 — In response to the economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Trump administration has called for a temporary payroll tax holiday that would eliminate all Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes. Penn…Read More

Starting March 25 renowned Wharton faculty will examine real-time challenges facing companies, financial markets and political systems PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 2020 — As the world grapples with the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has developed a new course, conducted…Read More

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

PHILADELPHIA, February 26, 2020 — Erika H. James has been named the next dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett. Erika H. James “Erika is an award-winning scholar and teacher and a strong,…Read More

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

What: The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, help reporters gain a better understanding of key business and economic issues through intensive lectures and hands-on exercises. This no-cost, one-day program will feature Wharton Profs Mohamed A. El-Erian and Mary-Hunter McDonnell on “Evaluating Unusual Economic…Read More