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Dee Patel
Senior Writer/ Editor
Dee Patel covers subject areas across Penn including the Wharton School and Penn’s Division of Human Resources.
What’s all the buzz about Bitcoin?
What’s all the buzz about Bitcoin? Mauro Guillén, a professor of international management at the Wharton School answers the questions surrounding the sudden interest.
John Legend receives Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship 2021 Alumni Achievement Award
Legend, an undergraduate alumnus, was recently honored by Venture Lab, the University’s entrepreneurship center, during a virtual livestream event.
The impact of providing hands-on, interactive projects
With inventXYZ, President’s Innovation Prize winner Nikil Ragav has created a high-tech curriculum for high school to motivate future problem-solvers.
How to make financial markets a force for good
In “Making Money Moral,” authors Judith Rodin and Saadia Madsbjerg explore a burgeoning movement of bold and ambitious innovators.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black communities face higher gun homicides
In a Wharton study, chair of the Statistics Department Dylan Small says reasons for the disparity include institutional racism, underinvestment in communities, and housing segregation.
Penn named one of America’s best large employers
Forbes recognized the University of Pennsylvania among the top 100 of its 2021 list.
Penn’s Division of Public Safety adds new commanding officer of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Captain Nicole McCoy of the Penn Police Department has been promoted to the newly created position.
New changes to Penn’s retirement savings plans
Effective April 2021, Penn’s retirement savings plans will undergo a major change.
Penn Wharton Budget Model analyzes cost of area school closures
The model shows students’ future wage losses in four Philadelphia-area counties far exceed cost to the community.
Wharton School Press launches new virtual Meet the Authors series
Wharton School Press launches new virtual Meet the Authors series. The LinkedIn Live event series will feature leading Wharton faculty and other Wharton School Press authors in lively, fast-moving conversations about their books.