Workplace culture has become a guidepost for Brie Groh, WG’22, which is why she’s excited for the virtual Wharton Future of Work Conference on April 7. As the conference chairperson, Brie is working alongside Wharton People Analytics to invite great minds to share the latest information about evolving workplace culture and practices, including burnout, hybrid work, and the 4-day workweek. …Read More
Wharton Data Science Academy alumna Sydney Bramen hopes to learn more about applying data science to real-world problems, including education inequality. Bramen tutors younger students through two Philadelphia volunteer organizations, SquashSmarts and OurVillage, so she’s seen the inequality firsthand. In fact, in her junior year, she learned the coding language Swift to create an app to help a struggling student learn fractions. Bramen says OurVillage now recommends the app for its math tutors.…Read More
The Zillow project promised to be a tough one. The online real estate company wanted to find meaningful patterns in the copious data it collects on site visitors, so the leaders turned to Wharton Customer Analytics for help. The project was put into the Analytics Accelerator, giving Zillow access to a team of Wharton and Penn students who worked for seven weeks to solve the problem. Keshav Ramji, W’24 EAS’24, who is earning a dual degree in economics and computer science, was one of those students.…Read More
How can managers use teachings from neuroscience to create workspaces that offer psychological safety and feelings of connectedness? Three professionals from diverse backgrounds joined Wharton Neuroscience Initiative’s Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Trust podcast to share their thoughts and recommendations. …Read More
This Fall, Analytics at Wharton successfully hosted its seventh (third virtual) Analytics Accelerator. Over the course of nine weeks, student teams, comprised of undergrads and graduates across the University, worked with real-world data to solve a unique challenge posed by their respective company sponsors. This flagship experiential learning program culminated in the Summit on November 19, 2021, when student teams presented their findings.…Read More
Technology is a critical component of Félix, a chat-based platform for sending money from the United States to Mexico that will launch later this year. However, founders Bernardo Garcia and Manuel Godoy believe trust in the product is just as essential.…Read More
Despite disruptions caused by the pandemic, Wharton Customer Analytics successfully hosted its fifth (first virtual) Analytics Accelerator. Over the course of six weeks, student teams worked with real-world data to solve a unique challenge posed by their respective company sponsors.…Read More
The Barnes Foundation participated in the Analytics Accelerator to develop an integrated predictive analytics model that could inform pricing, attendance behavior revenue, and programs. …Read More
