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Lauder Class of 2025 graduate showcase

Four Lauder Institute students reflect on their journeys through the Wharton and School of Arts & Sciences joint-degree program, which weds international politics, economics, history, culture, and language.

Why buying U.K.-delivery app Deliveroo could be key for DoorDash

Gad Allon of the Wharton School says that valuations of firms are built on growth and margin, which have limits for app-based delivery in the United States.

Can we still detect AI-generated content?

As models like GPT-4 and Claude get better at mimicking humans, researchers at the Wharton School offer a new way to test watermarking—the hidden markers used to identify machine-made text.

Using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture

Piotr Lazarek, a fourth-year Penn Engineering and Wharton student from Pawłowice, Poland, won the 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize for Nirby, a real-time farmland management system addressing inefficiencies in fertilizer usage.

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To encourage more women to apply for leadership positions remind them of the gender gap, research finds

A study by Katherine Milkman and Ph.D. student Sophia Pink of the Wharton School and colleagues found that informing women about gender gaps in competition increased the chances that they would submit a job application by more than 20%.

Adam Grant shared one crystal clear way you can master your self-leadership

Adam Grant of the Wharton School illustrates self-leadership by drawing a boundary between the things that are and are not within a person’s control.

A person’s hands filling out a tax form in pen.

Wharton podcast series tackles taxation

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores the intricate intersections of psychology, economics, and policy of taxation.

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J. Larry Jameson, Erika H. James and Jamie Dinan stand in front of Dinan Hall.

Wharton’s Dinan Hall restoration celebrated

A gift from Trustee, Wharton Board of Advisors member, and alumnus Jamie Dinan led to renovation of former Vance Hall.

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The exterior of Penn’s Huntsman building with a blue sky.

The Wharton School introduces new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in artificial intelligence for business

The degree is designed to address the world’s growing demand for AI-related skills and expertise, and “represents a bold step forward in our mission to prepare the next generation to responsibly lead in an AI-driven world,” says Wharton dean Erika James. The curriculum includes courses on applied machine learning, data science, neuroscience, data engineering, statistics, and ethics.