STEM and business classes mesh for Philadelphia high schoolers As part of SMASH Wharton, rising 10th graders spend almost the entirety of their summer breaks on Penn’s campus, taking rigorous STEM and business courses. STEM and business classes mesh for Philadelphia high schoolers As part of the SMASH Wharton program, 35 students live and breathe college life in the summer, staying for three years in Harnwell College House and taking classes at Huntsman Hall.
Leadership lessons from the Thai cave rescue Leadership lessons from the Thai cave rescue Wharton's Michael Useem and Andrew Eavis from the International Union of Speleology discuss the combination of leadership, cooperation and altruism that freed the Thai soccer team.
Why people don’t prepare for disasters Why people don’t prepare for disasters Wharton's Robert Meyer discusses the lack of disaster preparedness individuals take in response to hurricane season, and the psychology of decision-making in relation to disasters.
Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philadelphia’s rich history and forward momentum make it ripe for scientific inquiry for a number of Penn schools and departments, from urban and population studies to medicine and anthropology.
Is an apology an effective marketing campaign? Is an apology an effective marketing campaign? Companies have been issuing mea culpas to its customers for decades. But the quality, timing and audience for the corporate apology has to be nuanced in order to be effective. Wharton professors discuss the efficacy of the numerous corporate messages broadcast to the public.
Serving those who serve Serving those who serve In preparation for a career as a physician with the Military Health System, Ryan Leone is spending his summer in Falls Church, Va., interning with the Defense Health Agency.
Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products A study out of the Wharton School found that a single dose of testosterone increased men's preference for luxury, high-status items, mimicking animal behavior.
On the ground in Washington, D.C. On the ground in Washington, D.C. Rising junior Louis Lin is pursuing his interest in policy making via an International Leadership Foundation Fellowship and an internship with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Using statistics to uncover the truth about individual cells Using statistics to uncover the truth about individual cells Researchers at Penn have developed a better method for interpreting data from single-cell RNA sequencing technologies.
Facing ‘a new era of catastrophes,’ book by Wharton profs offers tips for business leaders Facing ‘a new era of catastrophes,’ book by Wharton profs offers tips for business leaders Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem’s recent book “Mastering Catastrophic Risk: How Companies are Coping with Disruption” dives into the ways top companies have rebounded after their own worst-case scenarios.