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Penn provides an additional $4 million of support to communities, small businesses and workforce impacted by COVID-19
Penn provides an additional $4 million of support to communities, small businesses and workforce impacted by COVID-19
The University’s dedication is on top of the $1 million employee assistance fund announced earlier this month by Penn Medicine.
The risk coronavirus poses to our tenuous, complex supply chain
The risk coronavirus poses to our tenuous, complex supply chain
A disruption to any single link, from factories overseas to the truck driver delivering goods the final mile, could have a ripple effect, according to researcher Steve Viscelli.
In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019
In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019
Penn professors and faculty reflect on the giants in art, academia, and beyond who left us this year.
A conversation with Julia Ticona
A conversation with Julia Ticona
In the latest episode of “Office Hours,” a Penn Today podcast, Assistant Professor of Communication Julia Ticona explains her research about the gig economy and chitchats about cooking, campus, and superpowers.
Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance
Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance
In a Q&A, Wharton postdoc Lauren Eskreis-Winkler discusses new findings that signal it may be time to shift how we think about motivation and achievement.
How states can help police mortgage-lending practices
How states can help police mortgage-lending practices
Wharton’s Brian Feinstein discusses his research on how judicial foreclosure can help states fill the policy gap left by the federal government’s pullback from regulatory enforcement of mortgage-lending.
Wharton prof explains Facebook’s new currency
Wharton prof explains Facebook’s new currency
Wharton Professor Kevin Werbach explains Libra: whether it’s actually a cryptocurrency, Facebook’s interest in it, and looming regulatory challenges.
From the bench to bedside, boardroom, and beyond
From the bench to bedside, boardroom, and beyond
Penn’s Life Sciences & Management program empowers the next generation of biotechnology leaders with an education in both business and the natural sciences.
How modern monarchies are evolving
How modern monarchies are evolving
With the birth of the latest royal baby, Wharton's Mauro Guillen discusses his research on monarchies, and how the economies of countries with modern monarchies compare to those without.
Martine Haas appointed director of the Lauder Institute
Martine Haas appointed director of the Lauder Institute
Haas, Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies, is a tenured faculty member at the Wharton School.
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Business Insider
The surprising truth about low performers
Adam Grant of the Wharton School explains why it’s shortsighted to make employees fear for their jobs.
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Times of India
Study: H-1B Is the most restrictive visa category, only 20% of new applications result in approvals
A study by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School found that policies aimed at reducing immigration have the unintended consequence of encouraging firms to offshore jobs abroad.
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Fortune
A former JPMorgan employee has accused the bank of obscuring the true size of its trading business to evade capital requirements
Itay Goldstein and David Zaring of the Wharton School comment on the Federal Reserve’s supervisory relationship with banks.
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Salon.com
Gen Z is ‘de-influencing’ on social media
According to a collaborative report by the Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center, 75% of Gen Z consumers say that sustainability is more important to them than brand name when making purchase decisions.
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Financial Times
Wharton tops 2025 FT MBA ranking despite strong European competition
The Wharton School was rated No. 1 in the FT Global 2025 rankings for its MBA program and for academic research.
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Bloomberg Law
TripAdvisor ruling eases ‘DExit’ path for corporate departures
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that corporate leaders eager to leave Delaware now have a more straightforward path than before a ruling by Delaware’s Supreme Court.
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