Emma Segerman, a junior studying economics at Wharton, gained necessary tools for charting a more diverse baseball future during Major League Baseball’s annual ‘Take the Field’ program last December.…Read More
Analytics at Wharton provides funding to a wide variety of research initiatives. In this research spotlight, we profile Arthur van Benthem, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and co-director of the Wharton Climate Center, on his research into vehicle exhaust standards over time. …Read More
In this year’s three-part Beyond Business series, Dean Erika James will join esteemed Wharton Analytics faculty and industry-leading experts to highlight the issues at play across this diverse range of subjects and discuss how analytics can provide a viable pathway for solutions.…Read More
The University of Pennsylvania Quakers are learning how to make every minute on the mat count, thanks to a unique collaboration with the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (WiN). They recently completed a project using patented biometric sensors that captured a wealth of data on the physical and mental performance of the wrestlers as they fatigued.…Read More
A pair of Wharton researchers are using machine learning to shine a light on sex trafficking, one of the darkest and most difficult crimes that claims millions of victims a year worldwide. Pia Ramchandani, doctoral candidate in the Department of Operations, Information and Decisions, and her professor, Hamsa Bastani, are developing algorithms to help law enforcement crack the code on covert networks that recruit victims through deceptive online ads.…Read More
With funding from Analytics at Wharton, professors Shane Jensen and Susan Wachter worked with Desen Lin and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to determine the economic effects of PHS’s Philadelphia LandCare Program, which cleans and “greens” abandoned lots throughout the city, working with communities and neighborhoods to make a positive impact. …Read More
As part of the 2022 Wharton Sports Business Summit, students, journalists, and faculty alike gathered in the auditorium-style classrooms at The Wharton School’s Huntsman Hall to hear from prominent sports voices, including Philadelphia 76ers player Tobias Harris, Milwaukee Bucks co-owner, Marc Lasry, and a parade of esteemed alumni currently working in sports.…Read More
Analytics at Wharton provides funding to a wide variety of research initiatives. In this research spotlight, we profile Susanna Berkouwer, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, and their research in Data Analytics for Economic Efficiency in Energy Policy. …Read More
Renée Creppy is a junior at Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically Black and Catholic university in the country, where she is earning a double major in neuroscience and French. Creppy was among 23 students who recently completed the MindCORE Summer Fellowship Program, a paid 10-week program at Penn that is open to outstanding undergrads.…Read More
Penn is making sure that the next generation of neuroscientists will be different. The University has launched a multidisciplinary fellowship to attract more women and people of color to the field, which has lagged behind other sciences in diverse representation. The MindCORE Summer Fellowship is a paid, 10-week program open to Penn and non-Penn undergrads who partner with mentors to embark on a unique research project based on their own interests.…Read More
