http://www.wharton.upenn.edu Description of Wharton News Section en-us Copyright (c) 2006 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/globals/images/logo.gif http://www.wharton.upenn.edu 125 45 Wharton News http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsreleases/2006/p_2006_4_491.html PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 2006 -- Student team, MuscleMorph, whose technologically advanced motor for powering movement of damaged muscles is lighter, higher performing and more cost efficient than any currently offered, won the $20,000 grand prize of the Wharton Business Plan Competition. The prize was awarded at the Wharton School’s annual Venture Finals April 25, 2006 where student finalists received a total of $70,000 in combined cash prizes, access to capital and in-kind legal/accounting services. http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/features/2006/f_2006_4_487.html Annual Meeting Focuses on Entrepreneurial Solutions to Social Problems http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsreleases/2006/p_2006_4_490.html Istanbul and Philadelphia, Pa., April 25, 2006 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold its first-ever Global Alumni Forum in the Republic of Turkey on June 8-9, 2006, at the Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski Istanbul. The forum is part of the Wharton School’s celebration of its 125th anniversary, which also marks the origin of collegiate business education in the world. http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/features/2006/f_2006_4_479.html http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsreleases/2006/p_2006_4_489.html PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 18, 2006 -- The Wharton Business Plan Competition (bpc.wharton.upenn.edu) has announced the eight finalists who will vie for $70,000 in prizes at the annual Venture Finals taking place Tuesday, April 25 at the Wharton School’s Jon M. Huntsman Hall, on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The event is free and open to the public. http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/features/2006/f_2006_3_469.html Executive Education Offers Business Management Program http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsreleases/2006/p_2006_4_486.html April 3, 2006 -- The Wharton School announced that the Wealth & Giving Forum, an organization founded by Leonard Kaplan, has teamed with Wharton GFA to actively support the creation of knowledge on wealth allocation and philanthropy among families. In addition, the Leonard Kaplan Family has joined the Wharton Global Family Alliance (Wharton GFA) as a founding core family and as a new member of the Wharton GFA Advisory Board. Wharton GFA is the first global family consortium of its kind engaged in research, teaching, and outreach for family businesses worldwide. http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/features/2006/f_2006_2_467.html Alumni and Faculty Debate Current and Future Trends http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsreleases/2006/p_2006_4_478.html Philadelphia, April 5, 2006 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced a new Executive Education program in China for China Minsheng Banking Corporation. The partnership was made official at a signing ceremony on March 21, 2006 in Beijing. China Minsheng Banking Corporation, the country’s only privately-held bank, is expected to become one of the leading retail banks in China in the next few years.