Wharton School

How the pandemic could affect income inequality

Wharton’s Benjamin Lockwood discusses income inequality in the U.S. in the wake of COVID-19, and how the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act raises questions about what policy will look like on the other side of the coronavirus outbreak.

Racing to deliver a vaccine to the masses

While the world works to flatten the curve, scientists at Penn and Wistar hope to deliver the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver bullet: a vaccine that effectively protects people from infection.

Katherine Unger Baillie



In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

What’s it like to come home from prison? Reentry simulations let people experience it firsthand

With support from the STAR program, Aslam Ashari was able to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at Penn after his release from prison.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar

Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.

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The Wall Street Journal

Meet the AI expert advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the rest of corporate America

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is profiled for his knowledge and expertise in generative artificial intelligence.

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BBC

Boycotts aren’t the only way to hold companies accountable

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School says that calls to boycott companies are complicated by the sister brands and different platforms of large corporations.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

Should you be friends with your coworkers?, update from the polls, jazz trumpet player Terell Stafford

Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School explains how to manage the upsides and downsides of workplace friendships.

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