The Wharton School Introduces New Undergraduate Concentration and MBA . . . PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2025 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced a new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in Artificial Intelligence for Business Designed to address the world’s growing demand for AI-related skills and expertise, Artificial Intelligence for Business will equip students with a technical understanding of how AI systems can be used to
Transformative Gift and Matching Challenge from the Leonard and Sophie . . . PHILADELPHIA, January 28, 2025 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (Penn LDI) are pleased to announce a landmark $3 5 million gift to establish the Davis Family SUMR Program Endowment Fund, with an additional $1 million matching challenge from the…Read More
Wharton Online Launches AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for . . . New Coursera-Hosted Course Empowers Teachers to Integrate AI into Their Classrooms PHILADELPHIA, November 21, 2024 – Today, Wharton Online, in collaboration with OpenAI, announces the launch of a new course, AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching, available on Coursera, a leading online-learning platform to more than 162 million learners…Read More
The Wharton School Launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance . . . Transformational donation is the largest single gift in School history Dr Bruce I Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86 Photo credit: Hechler Photographers PHILADELPHIA, September 15, 2025 —The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced the launch of the Dr Bruce I Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) program, the School’s first new degree offering in 50
Jason Altschuler and Anderson Ye Zhang, Assistant Professors of . . . Jason Altschuler (left) and Anderson Ye Zhang (right) NEW YORK, February 20, 2025 — The Alfred P Sloan Foundation announces the names of the 126 early career researchers who have been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2025 Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor exceptional researchers at US and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativity, innovation
Russell E. Palmer Jr. - News - news. wharton. upenn. edu The Wharton School is deeply saddened by the passing of Russell E Palmer Jr , an investor and philanthropist who helped transform business and health care education as dean of the School during the 1980s and later as a University of Pennsylvania trustee He passed away June 14, 2025, at the age of 90 “Every dean at Wharton stands on the shoulders of those who came before them, hoping to
University of Pennsylvania Launches Penn Center on Media, Technology . . . The Center will bring together six schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University The University of Pennsylvania today announced $10 million in funding dedicated to its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy The Center will be housed in the Penn School of…Read More
Sync Labs Wins $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize in Startup Challenge . . . PHILADELPHIA, MAY 8, 2025—The University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab is pleased to announce the 2025 winner of its annual Startup Challenge: Sync Labs, founded by Melanie Herbert, EE’25 Sync Labs is a healthtech company building AI-powered monitoring systems to address the caregiver shortage in senior living Its platform, Alice, uses…Read More
Wharton Executive Education Announces New AI Leadership Program . . . Leading an AI-Powered Future Offers Exclusive Insights from AI Visionary Reid Hoffman and Wharton Faculty to Equip Leaders for an AI-Driven World PHILADELPHIA, October 22, 2024 – The Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announces Leading an AI-Powered Future, a new program…Read More
Wharton Online Launches Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking . . . Three Self-Paced, Online Courses Offer Flexible Pathways to Master Innovation PHILADELPHIA, November 6, 2025 – Wharton Online today announced the launch of its new Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate, a fully online, self-paced credential designed to help professionals master innovation from idea generation through execution Developed and led by…Read More