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Wharton experts on holiday retail
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Wharton experts on holiday retail

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into consumer trends, past recessions, future climate and AI considerations, luxury, convenience, and customer service this holiday retail season.

From Knowledge at Wharton

The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
brian peterson and team for projects for progress

The Economic Justice Project was created by (left to right) recent Wharton grad Solomon Thomas, Makuu Director Brian Peterson, and Wharton fourth-year Khushi Shelat.

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The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field

From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.

Kristen de Groot

How Wharton is leading in sports analytics
Philadelphia Eagles playing the SF 49ers.

San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams (71) during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 3, 2023.

(Image: Terrell Lloyd via AP)

How Wharton is leading in sports analytics

As the business of sports analytics transforms teams and leagues around the world, Penn Sports Analytics Group’s data-driven initiative emerges with a competitive edge.

From Wharton Magazine

Two Penn fourth-year students have received Schwarzman Scholarships
Amanda Howard standing outside with trees behind her and Joey Yang standing in front of a striped backdrop

Fourth-year students Amanda Howard (left) and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn's Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

Two Penn fourth-year students have received Schwarzman Scholarships

Fourth-years Amanda Howard and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
The future of AI: How Wharton is leading the charge
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The future of AI: How Wharton is leading the charge

The AI at Wharton Initiative and AI in Focus podcast series highlight the evolving and growing role of artificial intelligence in all areas of life, with Wharton as a global focal point for its study.

Dee Patel

Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun
People pose on a couch after Thanksgiving dinner.

Filip Manjevic, a second-year economics major from Helsingborg, Sweden, (left) poses with other attendees at the Thanksgiving gathering held by Arvind Bhusnurmath (fourth from left), a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science.

(Image: Courtesy of Filip Manjevic and Arvind Bhusnurmath)

Thanksgiving meal program provides food, family, friends, and fun

Penn’s Assembly of International Students is matching international undergrads and graduate students with a faculty or staff partner who invites them to a Thanksgiving meal.

Kristen de Groot

Serving service members
In a room decorated with armed services' flags, pictures of service members, and stars, President Liz Magill talks with Landon Le, a second-year student.

Landon Le (center) talks with President Liz Magill. For Le, a transfer student fromWorcester, Massachusetts, coming to Penn was a lifelong dream. Joining the Massachusetts National Guard was a way to serve the country and go to college, he said. 

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Serving service members

There are more than 18 million veterans and an additional 1.6 million service members in the United States. Around 297 of them are students at Penn. In a Nov. 9 event, the University honored these students with an event coordinated by the Veteran and Military Affiliated Students program.

Kristina García

The economy and you
Stock market icons and daily life images.

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The economy and you

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
Top row, left to right: Camilla Z. Charles, Ali Shapiro Cudby, and Judith Browne Dianis. Bottom row, left to right: Richard David Feintuch, Stanley H. Greene, and Brett Andrew Perlmutter.

Top row: Camille Z. Charles, Ali Shapiro Cudby, and Judith Browne Dianis. Middle: Richard David Feintuch, Stanley H. Greene, and Brett Andrew Perlmutter. Bottom: Ann Nolan Reese, Katherine Sachs, and Victor Anthony Scotti Jr. 

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Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

At the 2023 Alumni Award of Merit Gala, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Creative Spirit Award, and the inaugural Penn Alumni Social Impact Award, and Camille Z. Charles will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.