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November 1, 2009
The Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre @ CERT Opens in Abu Dhabi

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania opened the Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre @ CERT with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT)...
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October 23, 2009
William L. Mack, Real Estate Developer, to Receive Dean’s Medal from The Wharton School

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, has awarded the Dean’s Medal, the School’s highest tribute, to Mr. William L. Mack.
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October 7, 2009
RAND Launches New Financial Literacy Center with Dartmouth College and the Wharton School

A new center dedicated to improving the financial literacy of the American public has been launched by the RAND Corporation, Dartmouth College and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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October 5, 2009
Elizabeth Ellery Bailey Named Recipient of the 2009 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

Elizabeth Ellery Bailey is the 2009 recipient of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. This award will be presented at the annual business meeting of the American Economics Association’s (AEA) Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP)...
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September 30, 2009
Wipro Technologies Partners with Knowledge@Wharton to Launch Global Innovation Tournament
‘Unique ‘Brainsourcing’ Competition to Reward the Most Innovative Technology-based Tools
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Ltd., announced today that it has partnered with Knowledge@Wharton to create a global innovation tournament. The objective of this tournament is to select the best and the most innovative...
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September 30, 2009
SAJA Announces Winners of the 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards

The South Asian Journalists Association is pleased to announce four outstanding journalists who have won the 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by SAJA, the Wharton School and the Knowledge@Wharton online business journal.
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September 25, 2009
ESPN's Industry-Leading Research and Analytics Team Launches New Program with Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton Interactive Media Initiative to Collaborate with ESPN on Strategies for Cross-Platform Media Analysis and Measurement
ESPN and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today a three-year agreement centering on Wharton’s Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI). The agreement will provide ESPN with access to WIMI’s expert team of academics and help...
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September 16, 2009
The Aspen Institute Announces Thomas Donaldson As Winner of 2009 Faculty Pioneer Award

The Center for Business Education at the Aspen Institute announced today that Prof. Thomas Donaldson of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has been named the 2009 Faculty Pioneer for Lifetime Achievement. This recognition program...
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September 1, 2009
Finding New Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Wharton School Publishing Releases Updated Fifth Anniversary Edition of C.K. Prahalad’s, “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”
Five years ago, global management expert C.K. Prahalad introduced the term “bottom of the pyramid” (BOP) to the corporate world. He argued that there was a way to eliminate global poverty and a fortune to be made, both for corporations seeking new...
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August 28, 2009
Lauder Institute Explores Financial Crisis and Prospects for Recovery
Three-day Conference Presents the Realities Behind the Crisis, the Impact on Civic Banking and the International Economy, and Strategies for Recovery
The Wharton School's Lauder Institute, together with Spanish savings bank Caja Navarra (CAN), a pioneer in civic banking, hosted a conference July 29-31, 2009 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania titled, "Recovering from the Crisis: Financial Services, The ...
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August 10, 2009
Australian School of Business and the Wharton School to Launch Knowledge@Australian School of Business

The Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales is partnering with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to launch a new web-based business journal in early 2010.
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July 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal's India Homepage and the Wharton School's Online Business Journal Launch New Site On Rural India

The Wall Street Journal's India homepage and India Knowledge@Wharton, today launched a comprehensive online resource for information about rural India, an area which is home to approximately 700 million of the country's 1.2 billion people.
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July 7, 2009
New Retail Study Finds Not All “Great Shopping” Experiences Drive Shopper Loyalty
Only certain “WOW” shopping experiences will bring customers back
Over 50% of all shoppers have experienced truly great “WOW” shopping experiences, according to “Discovering WOW – A Study of Great Retail Shopping Experiences in North America,” a new study about positive shopping interactions.
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July 1, 2009
Up and Out of Poverty
New book from Wharton School Publishing offers 21st century solution to century’s old problem of poverty, via social marketing
As worldwide conferences congregate this summer to examine the issue of poverty, many nations are wondering how they can effectively target poverty and aid the millions of people living in this state.
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July 1, 2009
It Takes a Network to Understand a Network
New book from Wharton School Publishing presents 28 original essays from leading business scholars and scientists
The Wharton School has announced the creation of the Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab with a $10-million gift from Alfred P. West, Jr., chairman and CEO of SEI Investments.
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June 25, 2009
Wharton School Announces New Internship Program for Undergraduates Working with Socially-Focused Businesses and Ventures
Managed by the Wharton Ethics Program and the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department and sponsored by the Robert and Diane v.S. Levy Social Impact Fund, internships include those in Singapore, USA, UK, India and China

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June 25, 2009
Wharton School Announces New Comprehensive Internship Program Connecting MBA Students with Summertime Opportunities Focused on Interactive Media, Social Impact and High Growth Firms

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a new comprehensive program that subsidizes employer stipends for MBA summer internships this year.
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June 22, 2009
The Wharton School Announces Agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced an agreement with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), a preeminent private education provider in the Middle East.
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June 11, 2009
Wharton School Launches Global Alumni Forum in Beijing
‘Global Crossroads for the 21st Century’ engages top Business Leaders to Discuss China’s Role in the Global Economy
Today, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, launched a Global Alumni Forum in Beijing, China, to be held on June 12 – 13, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott.
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June 1, 2009
Discover How Retail Customers Really Behave – and Use That Knowledge to Drive Breakthrough Profits
New Wharton School Publishing book, Inside the Mind of the Shopper, helps retailers supercharge sales and margins by understanding how their customers actually shop
In tough times, retailers need to understand their customers more deeply than ever before: not just what those customers claim to want, but what they actually do, moment by moment, in the store.
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May 19, 2009
Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Bogota, Colombia: May 21 – 22, 2009
H. E. Mr. Alvaro Uribe, President of the Republic of Colombia, to Receive Dean’s Medal
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Bogota, Colombia, May 21 -22, 2009 at the AR Convention Center.
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May 1, 2009
Introducing CVA®: The First Reliable Way To Measure Marketing's Value – And Increase It
New Book from Wharton School Publishing, Value Above Cost, helps businesses
Over the past generation, businesses have learned to accurately measure and systematically improve virtually everything they do – except marketing and branding.
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April 30, 2009
Prophetic Victory: NIR Diagnostics Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Michelson Grand Prize with Device That Can Predict Wound Treatment Complications
Patented “InfraVue” Device that Halves Time to Detect Healing Problems
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that student team NIR Diagnostics won the $20,000 Michelson Grand Prize of the 2009 Wharton Business Plan Competition.
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April 14, 2009
2009 Wharton Business Plan Competition “Great Eight” Finalists Vie for $70,000 in Prizes, VC Interest
Despite economic crisis, innovation emerges with contenders including: next generation artificial eye; programmable robotic toy aimed at tweeners; diabetes monitoring “jewelry”
The Wharton Business Plan Competition has announced the eight finalists who will vie for more than $70,000 in prizes at the annual Venture Finals.
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April 13, 2009
Former Chevron Vice Chair Peter J. Robertson to Keynote Executive MBA Commencement at Wharton | San Francisco

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Peter Robertson, vice chairman of the board of directors for Chevron Corporation, will be the featured speaker at the School’s 2009 Executive MBA commencement.
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April 9, 2009
Wharton School Announces Launch of Custom Loan Program for International MBA Students

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the launch of a custom loan program with Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) that will provide needed assistance to international MBA students who do not have a U.S. co-signer.
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April 1, 2009
Failure Provides a Pathway to Success
New Wharton School Publishing book, From Lemons to Lemonade, provides individuals and businesses with strategies to turn failure into triumph
New Wharton School Publishing book, From Lemons to Lemonade, provides individuals and businesses with strategies to turn failure into triumph
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March 31, 2009
Omnicom Partners with Wharton Interactive Media Initiative
Kick-Off Conference held on Modeling Social Network Data
Omnicom Group Inc. ("Omnicom") (NYSE: OMC), a leading global advertising and marketing services group, recently announced that it has partnered with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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March 19, 2009
Knowledge@Wharton High School Announces Essay Contest Winners
Students from New Jersey, Southern California and Bangladesh Among Winners Who Submitted New Venture Ideas and Analysis of Socially Responsible Businesses
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced the winners of the Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) Essay Contest.
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March 12, 2009
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus to Keynote Wharton School MBA Commencement

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Muhammad Yunus will be the featured speaker at the School’s MBA commencement in Philadelphia.
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February 16, 2009
Middle East to host Wharton Global Alumni Forum for the first time in Dubai

The first-ever Wharton Global Alumni Forum to be held in the Middle East will bring together in Dubai global and regional business leaders, government officials and senior Wharton School faculty members.
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February 1, 2009
Current Economic Climate Means There Are 20 Million Boomers Who Won’t (Or Can’t) Retire
New Wharton School Publishing Book, Work Wanted Helps Managers and Professionals
In this current economic crisis, millions of baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) are coming to realize that they will need to work years longer than they once expected.
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January 22, 2009
Wharton School Announces Four Senior Leadership Appointments
Appointments Include J.J. Cutler, Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid; Ira Rubien, Executive Director of Communications; Leonard Lodish, Vice Dean of the Program for Social Impact; and Douglas H. Collom, Executive Director of Wharton West.
Thomas Robertson, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has announced four senior positions.
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