2023 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn nocred 2023 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn The Fellows come from the nine schools at Penn that offer Ph.D. programs, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.
Understanding the brain via a molecular map PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators have generated the first single-cell “atlas” of the primate brain to help explore links between molecules, cells, brain function, and disease. (Image: iStock / Jezperklauzen) Understanding the brain via a molecular map PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators have generated the first single-cell “atlas” of the primate brain to help explore links between molecules, cells, brain function, and disease.
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens Robert King, a Big Picture High School student, utilizes the Stevens Center Program as his internship placement for course credit. (Image: James Blocker, Shira Yudkoff Photography) Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education.
An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin The “Young Benjamin Franklin” statue in front of Weightman Hall on 33rd street depicts Penn’s founder as the 17-year-old who arrived in Philadelphia 300 years ago. nocred An inauspicious arrival for the ambitious Benjamin Franklin Penn’s founder arrived in Philadelphia on Oct. 6 300 years ago as a nearly penniless 17-year-old looking for a job as a printer.
Wharton’s Latinx community Members of Wharton Latino’s board. (Image: Ariana Bedoya Mansilla) Wharton’s Latinx community In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Wharton Latino president Leah Mizrachi and board member Ariana Bedoya Mansilla share their favorite experiences and opportunities with the organization.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work Image: iStock/gorodenkoff ‘Ripple Effect’ explores hybrid work The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into the nature and practice of hybrid work via faculty research, and presents it as knowledge employees can use.
From the classroom to the international stage (Image: Noah Levine) From the classroom to the international stage At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, Penn students perform a play they learned in class.
Is ChatGPT a better entrepreneur than most? Image: Nuthawut for Adobe Stock Is ChatGPT a better entrepreneur than most? In a new experiment, Wharton’s Christian Terwiesch finds out if ChatGPT can outperform MBA students in coming up with new products.
Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings Image: iStock/Peach_iStock Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings Growth stocks don’t generate the long-term returns that would justify their high multiples, according to the 2023 Jacobs Levy Center’s “Best Paper” co-authored by the Wharton School’s Sean Myers.
On Wharton Business Daily, President Magill talks leadership Dan Loney and Penn President Liz Magill sit down for a conversation about leadership for Wharton Business Daily. (Image: Aaron Tran) On Wharton Business Daily, President Magill talks leadership In her debut on the popular Wharton School radio show, President Liz Magill discusses her leadership style, lessons learned from leading during a pandemic, and her optimism for the future.