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NEWS: We are launching the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance, our first new degree offering in 50 years: whr.tn/46nfF3w
The one-year #JacobsMSQF program is initially intended for @Penn students with a quantitative background and career aspirations in quantitative asset management and allied fields, with the application now open for the inaugural cohort starting Fall 2026.
The program is funded by the generosity of philanthropist and #WhartonGrad Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs (G’79, GRW’86), whose latest gift of $60 million is the largest single gift in school history and builds upon his longstanding support of quantitative finance initiatives at Wharton.
Learn more: whr.tn/46hHp9F
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@Recess CMO Zech Francis joined @Wharton's @BarbaraKahn and @amreed2 on Marketing Matters to discuss how the beverage brand is positioning its drinks, getting people to try them, and building a community around the everyday ritual of winding down.
🎧: whr.tn/3TgqHoV
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Sending a warm welcome to the talented group of new faculty members who've joined us on campus this school year.
These impressive scholars bring extensive expertise and fresh perspectives to the classroom as well as their respective research fields and academic departments. They include:
🔹 Patrick Adams and Thomas Sargent, Finance Department
🔹 @RoryVanLoo, Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department
🔹 Roger Masclans and Jessica (Jess) Reif, Management Department
🔹 Craig Fernandes and Alex Moehring, Operations, Information, and Decisions Department
🔹 @ItsBradRoss, Real Estate Department
🔹 Sky Cao, Statistics Department
ALT A group of new faculty members pose in front of Steinberg-Dietrich Hall at Wharton
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In the second episode of our four-part Future of Finance series, @Wharton's Itay Goldstein speaks with @BankOfEngland's Sarah Breeden about the risks AI could pose to financial markets and how regulators can support innovation while maintaining stability: whr.tn/4yMBy8W
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📅 VIRTUAL Q&A: Have a question for Angela Duckworth about getting situated? Join BCFG for a virtual Q&A with @angeladuckw, moderated by @katy_milkman.
The event is free and open to all. Bring your questions!
Monday, November 2 | 1:30-2:00 PM ET
Register: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Avisi Technologies (@avisi_tech), founded by @Wharton alumna Rui Jing Jiang (@Rj_sapientia) (W’18), has reached a milestone with the first successful implantation of its VisiPlate Aqueous Shunt at Penn’s Scheie Eye Institute (@pennmedicine).
Developed with support from Penn Engineering and the broader Penn ecosystem, VisiPlate is designed to lower eye pressure for patients with glaucoma.
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In the first episode of our new four-part Future of Finance series, @Wharton's @NickRoussanov and @GoldmanSachs' Ingrid Tierens join host and Wharton finance professor Itay Goldstein to explore what the next era of quantitative finance could look like: whr.tn/4xYFlAg
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Future of Finance is back with a four-part look, starting today, at how AI is reshaping finance.
Experts from academia and industry join @Wharton’s Itay Goldstein to explore how AI is changing markets, institutions, and the people who work in them: whr.tn/futureoffinance
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Trillions are pouring into AI. But do we understand the financial risks?
@Wharton’s Joao Gomes argues the Fed lacks visibility into the private credit financing the AI boom, making potential risks harder to identify.
Learn more on This Week in Business: whr.tn/4r331k5
ALT This image features a quote attributed to Joao Gomes about AI investments. Joao Gomes is described as the Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. The background is blue with a circular inset photo of a person in a suit and tie. The Wharton logo appears at the bottom.
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Financial literacy shapes how we prepare for retirement — but it’s only part of the equation.
New research coauthored by @Wharton's @OS_Mitchell examines how financial literacy and trust influence retirement saving and investment decisions. whr.tn/4i8FOLc
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I wrote my most recent guest essay for @nytopinion because, both personally and as a researcher, I’ve learned that grit alone is not enough: successful people need support.
📰 Read the full article using this gift link: nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opini…
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As valuations for sports franchises like the Lakers soar, @Wharton professor Kenneth Shropshire explains to dean @ErikaHJames why teams have evolved into an increasingly attractive asset class, and how sophisticated management and technology are creating opportunities for growth.
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First day of classes for the new academic year!
So looking forward to meeting the students in my Wharton MBA class on Geo-economics, and to our conversations.
#Wharton #GeoEconomics #HigherEd #AcademicYear #FirstDayOfClass @Wharton @Penn #penn
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Delighted to witness Prof. Weijie Su @weijie444 receive the 2026 COPSS Presidents’ Award at JSM 2026 in Boston. Truly well deserved. Congratulations again! 🎉
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The @Wharton Sports Business Summit returns on October 16! Hear the latest from leading industry members and researchers shaping the future of sports analytics. Registration is live — early bird pricing lasts until August 21. whr.tn/4xlvBzm
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Our lab just released our AI Behavioral Observatory open source. It lets you run statistically valid tests on how AI behavior changes under various types of prompts. We have been using it for our own studies & I think it could help others do similar work. gail.wharton.upenn.edu/resea…
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We are proud to have received HigherEd PodCon's Outstanding Institutional Podcast Network award at its 2026 conference.
Thanks to all who've helped build the @Wharton Podcast Network, especially the faculty and staff bringing industry-leading insights to feeds every week.
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ALT A microphone-shaped crystalline trophy on a table. The plaque reads: "Higher Ed Podcast 2026, The Wharton School, Winner - Outstanding Institutional Podcast Network, July 17, 2026." The background is softly blurred with blue tones.
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Many assume the fastest path to expertise is to narrow your focus as early as possible.
@DavidEpstein, author of the new book, "Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better," argues on the latest @WMoneyball podcast that the opposite may often be true when it comes to sports.
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Last year, Americans wagered more than $160 billion on sports, a 23% jump from the year before and a figure that has ballooned 30-fold since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban and let the apps flood in.
Prof. @MichaelLouisPl1, Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (@WhartonBrain), spoke with @WhartonKnows about the biological basis of gambling amid the proliferation of online gambling sites: whr.tn/4w4Cjcy
Testosterone, in particular, acts as a biological amplifier for risk-taking, especially in males. This hormonal effect “directly influences real-world behavior, making men more likely to desire luxury goods and take ‘wild gambles,’” says Prof. Platt.
Time pressures and exhaustion can push it even further, a fact that isn’t lost on modern online gambling platforms.
“What we’re seeing,” he adds, “is these platforms acting as hyper-stimulating substitutes for healthier, real-world interactions.”
ALT Graphic with a photo of a man using a sports betting app on his phone. Text at the bottom of the graphic says "Why Is Everything Gambling Now?"
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Research co-authored by Prof. Daniel Taylor (@ProfAnalytics) helped influence the United States Congress to recently pass the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIA): whr.tn/3SW3kjR
When corporate insiders at U.S. companies sell their own stock, they are required to report it publicly within two business days.
This was not the case for insiders at foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges until Prof. Taylor – faculty lead of @WhartonAIAI's Forensic Analytics Lab – and his co-authors Robert J. Jackson, Jr. and Bradford Levy (@blynch41) provided the first systematic look at what that exemption was actually enabling.
ALT Headshot of Dan Taylor. Text at the bottom of the graphic says "How Wharton Research Changed U.S. Law. Research conducted by Prof. Dan Taylor helped the SEC fight back against foreign insider trading."
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