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  • The Jacobson Global Venture Awards

    The winners of the 2019 Jacobson Venture Awards, Franco Martínez Levis, Ron Kerbs, and Nestor Solari and Júlio Erdos, will use the $10,000 award to focus their energies on their entrepreneurial venture during the summer.

    FULL STORY AT Lauder Institute

  • 20 years of Knowledge@Wharton

    In the two decades since its launch, Knowledge@Wharton has become an invaluable resource for lifelong learning online, on the radio, and on podcasts.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton Magazine

  • Beyond clicks: Getting the most out of big data

    Wharton's Hamsa Bastani discusses her research on a better way to use predictive analytics.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Penn SUMR Undergrad Minority Research Pipeline Program turns 20

    Throughout 2019, the Wharton School and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics’ Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program celebrates its 20th Anniversary as a pipeline program for exposing underrepresented minorities to the potential of careers in health services research.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute

  • Why breaking up Big Tech could do more harm than good

    Wharton's Herbert Hovenkamp discusses the merits of Elizabeth Warren's proposal to break up Big Tech firms like Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Jessica Pugh is pushing for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry

    Once she finishes her MBA from Wharton this spring, Pugh will be heading to Google this fall to work on global strategy while thinking of carving a bigger space for underrepresented minorities.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton

  • The 737 Max crash: What’s the fallout for Boeing?

    Wharton’s Robert Meyer discusses the crash of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft, coming five months after another crash involving the same aircraft.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Why Congress might relax physician anti-kickback rules

    Mark Pauly and Genevieve Kanter discuss whether Congress will reform the law to allow accountable care organizations the right to refer patients to services in which they may have a financial interest, which runs afoul of anti-kickback legislation known as the Stark Law.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Fintech: What’s real, and what’s hype

    Wharton’s Itay Goldstein discusses a new research initiative that aims to clarify where the actual promise lies regarding financial technology.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton

  • Marie Kondo at work: Can your office ‘spark joy’?

    The cheerful Japanese organizing expert known as Marie Kondo is making many Americans think twice about how much stuff they really need in their lives. At work, benefits can be gained with a tidy space. 

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton