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Penn AI Month 2026

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Throughout April, we’re joining the University of Pennsylvania in celebrating Penn AI Month — a month-long, University-wide initiative featuring panels, workshops, lectures, and community events focused on human-centered AI. Read More

March 31, 2026

Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher with the Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department

The Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the conceptualization, design, and empirical study of digital twins of business processes. The scholar will collaborate closely with faculty to develop a rigorous understanding of how real-world organizational processes ...Read More

March 13, 2026

Why Your AI Sits Unused

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New research from Wharton People Analytics faculty director Matthew Bidwell and post-doctoral researcher Beril Yalcinkaya, based on analysis of 197 scholarly articles, reveals why AI investments sit idle, and what separates organizations that generate real returns from those stuck in perpetual pilot mode. Read More

March 10, 2026

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Inside the Business Models of Today’s Top AI Platforms

Wharton marketing professor explains how leading AI platforms differentiate through strategy, monetization, and market positioning.Read More

How AI Is Reshaping Skills, Hiring, and Education

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Accenture’s James Crowley and Wharton’s Eric Bradlow discuss the Wharton-Accenture Skills Index and the shift to a skills-based economy.Read More

Is Your AI System Ethical? Try This Assessment

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The Prosocial AI Index offers business leaders a practical, auditable way to assess whether their AI systems are genuinely good, writes Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.Read More

How to Find Leaders Early Using Neuroscience and AI

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New research reveals how organizations can identify potential leaders based on cognitive and behavioral signals instead of relying on formal experience.Read More

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AI & Analytics in Action

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“It was really powerful for our leadership to see that we brought a real problem to the students, and they came back with something tangible,” said Sarah Trout, associate director of Penn Vet Advancement Services.

How the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator Helped Penn Vet Turn Data Into Action

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“These new concentrations allow students to further demonstrate their aptitude in multiple disciplines of business.” – Dr. Richard Waterman, Deputy Vice Dean for Wharton’s EMBA Program

Wharton’s EMBA Program Gains Two New Concentrations in Healthcare, Business Analytics

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“Having all these people together, sharing the same mindset, and the chance to talk with them is an opportunity you wouldn’t simply find by attending school, going to classes and participating in club meetings.” – Aashika Vishwanath, CIS’26

Data Drives Humanity at Wharton & Penn Engineering’s Women in Data Science Conference

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“Our program seeks to help students fully tap into their potential and to ensure that we continue to develop bold thinkers who will be prepared for the challenges of new sources and new statistical problems.” – Dylan Small, the Universal Furniture Professor and Chair of Statistics and Data Science

Uniting Great Minds, Wharton’s Stat Bridge MA Program Takes Flight

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