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Statistics Prof. J. Michael Steele named 2008-2009 President-Elect of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
July 16, 2008 -- The Institute of Mathematical Studies has elected Statistics Prof. J. Michael Steele as its President for 2008-2009. The Institute, with 4,500 members, is the pinnacle international academic society for the statistics profession, dedicated to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. It holds academic conferences, bestows awards and publishes numerous journals including Statistical Science. A Wharton faculty member since 1990, Prof. Steele is the C.F. Koo Professor of Statistics and Operations and Information Management and a former Fellow of the Institute for Mathematical Statistics. For more on Prof. J. Michael Steele's appointment visit: http://www.imstat.org/elections/results.htm

Wharton School Announces $1 Million Gift from Arthur and Dahlia Bilger to Launch Wharton Interactive Media Initiative
Philadelphia, Pa., June 30, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a $1 million gift from alumnus Art Bilger and his wife, Dahlia. The gift is to create and support the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI). Mr. Bilger is a member of the Wharton School’s Board of Overseers and a Managing Member of Shelter Capital Partners, LLC, a Southern California-based private investment fund.

Groundbreaking Knowledge@Wharton Report on Credit Crisis Offers Range of Interactive Tools and Wharton Faculty Interviews to Provide Answers on Economic Implosion
Award Winning Wharton School Business Journal Provides Users Videos, Glossaries, Timelines and In-depth Articles on the Origins of U.S. Economic Quagmire
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 20, 2008 -- The Wharton Schoolof the University of Pennsylvania announced that its award winning business analysis journal, Knowledge@Wharton, has published “A Knowledge@Wharton Special Report: “Inside the Subprime Crisis,” a deeply layered analysis of one of the most devastating economic challenges to face the US economy in years.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Cape Town, South Africa: June 26-27, 2008
Speakers to Include Honorable Ebrahim Rasool, Premier Western Cape Provincial Government; Stafford Masie, CEO Google South Africa; Nkosana Moyo, Partner, Actis; and Malose Kekana, CEO, Umsobomvu Youth Fund
Cape Town and Philadelphia, Pa., June 16, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, June 26-27, 2008, at the Table Bay Hotel. The Wharton School holds Global Alumni Forums in centers of economic importance and business growth around the world, giving alumni the chance to learn about business opportunities and meet regional business and government leaders. Previous alumni forums have been held in such cities as Shanghai, Mumbai, London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris.

Stephen J. Kobrin Named Editor of Wharton School Publishing
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 6, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced that Stephen J. Kobrin, the William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, has accepted the role as editor of Wharton School Publishing (WSP).

Wharton Global Family Alliance and IESE Business School Announce Single Family Office Survey Results
Research into Single Family Offices--Organizations that Manage Personal Fortunes, Lives of Wealthy Families--Reveals Insights into Governance, Investment Focus and Geographic Differences
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the IESE Business School, based in Spain, announced that the Wharton Global Family Alliance (Wharton GFA) has completed a survey of the landscape of Single Family Office (SFO), believed to be the largest and most diverse of its kind ever completed in the SFO space. SFOs are professional organizations who attend to wealth management and personal services for wealthy families.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: May 30-31, 2008
Speakers to Include Pham Viet Muon, Vice Chairman, Office of the Government of Vietnam; Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Former United States Trade Representative and Current Senior International Partner, WilmerHale; and Jon M. Huntsman, Founder & Chairman, Huntsman Corporation

Ho Chi Minh City and Philadelphia, Pa., May 12, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 30-31, 2008, at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel.

Small Wonder: Solixia Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Grand Prize with Highly Potent Nanoparticle Breast Cancer Treatment
Top Award Goes to Patent Pending "Hot Dot” Anti-Cancer Treatment Whose Payload is Tiny But Powerful
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 2, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that student team Solixia, whose "Hot Dot” cancer treatment platform is the size of a small protein fragment yet 20 times more powerful in diagnosing and treating cancer than currently used radiopharmaceuticals, won the $20,000 grand prize of the 2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition, which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The prize was awarded at the Wharton School's annual Venture Finals April 30, 2008 where student finalists received a total of $73,000 in combined cash prizes, access to capital and in-kind legal/accounting services.

The Wharton School and INSEAD Renew Alliance for Four More Years
Philadelphia, Fontainebleau, France and Singapore, April 30, 2008 -- Thomas S. Robertson, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and J. Frank Brown, dean of INSEAD, announced the renewal of the partnership between the two schools for four more years. Launched in 2001, the alliance combines the resources of the world's leaders in management education to deliver top quality business research and education across four dedicated campuses: Wharton's U.S. campuses in Philadelphia and San Francisco, and those of INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and Singapore. Through the unmatched intellectual capital of more than 400 resident faculty in the two schools, INSEAD and Wharton collaborate across many areas such as an MBA student exchange, a faculty exchange, joint research and teaching projects through the Alliance Center for Global Education and Research, PhD collaboration, co-branded executive education courses, and ongoing joint alumni initiatives.

New Study From The Wharton School and CareerBuilder.com Identifies Jobs at Risk for Offshoring, and Implications and Benefits for the U.S. Job Market

2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition Finalists Vie for $70,000 in Prizes, VC Interest
Among Entrepreneurial Contest Contenders: Smart Sock” for Amputees; Smart Sock” for Amputees;
PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 10, 2008 — The Wharton Business Plan Competition has announced the eight finalists who will vie for $70,000 in prizes at the annual Venture Finals taking place Wednesday, April 30 at the Wharton School's Jon M. Huntsman Hall, on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The event is free and open to the public.

New Global Business/Environmental Initiative Launched
Wharton Professor Eric Orts is the founding director of the Global Environmental Leadership Initiative, a cross-disciplinary endeavor with faculty from Penn’s schools of Arts and Sciences, Design, Engineering and Applied Science, Law and Medicine. The Initiative’s first annual conference, Business and the Environment, will take place at Penn on April 15-16, 2008.

Read Penn news release on the Global Environmental Leadership Initiative

The Wharton School Launches Major Entrepreneurial Education Program for Women in Developing Countries
As Part of Goldman Sachs’ “10,000 Women” Initiative, the Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education Will Build Business Knowledge of Women in China, India, and Egypt
Philadelphia, PA, March 6, 2008 — The Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education today launched the “Women Entrepreneurship Education Initiative” to build the business skills of women entrepreneurs in developing countries. The program is part of the 10,000 Women initiative of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a project with partner schools around the world that will provide business and management education to 10,000 underserved women, predominantly in developing and emerging markets.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Lima, Perú: March 12-14
Speakers to Include Mario Vargas Llosa, Noted Author, Former Perúvian Presidential Candidate, and Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski, Partner, The Rohatyn Group, Former Prime Minister of Perú
Lima and Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Lima, Perú March 12-14, 2008, at the JW Marriott Hotel Lima.

Asst Prof. of Management David Hsu Awarded Sloan Fellowship
Philadelphia, PA, March 4, 2008 -- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of five outstanding young researchers to receive the 2008 Sloan Industry Studies Fellowships.

Wharton School Announces $5-Million Gift from Julie and Ken Moelis to Support Wharton Sports Business Initiative
Wharton School Announces $5-Million Gift from Julie and Ken Moelis
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22, 2008 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a $5-million gift from alumni Julie Taffet Moelis and Kenneth D. Moelis to the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI). Dean Thomas S. Robertson will formally announce the gift on February 25 at the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, a joint venture between the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and Wharton Executive Education that assists NFL players in preparing for their post-playing careers.

Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs’ Wharton Business Plan Competition Chooses 25 Semi-Finalists
25 Teams Of Entrepreneurs Named Semi-Finalists With Concepts Including: Solution For Body Organs In Transit; “On Demand” Pure Water; Hi-Tech Sock For Amputees; Breast Enhancer Inserts
Philadlephia, PA, Feb. 25, 2008 -- The Wharton Business Plan Competition, a program of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, announced it has chosen its 25 semi-finalists. These semi-finalists will compete for up to $70,000 in prizes and the chance to present their business plan at the annual Venture Finals on April 30, 2008.

NFL Players Enroll in Programs at Wharton, Harvard, Kellogg, & Stanford Business Schools
114 Players to Take Part in NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program

World Bank Group Members and Wharton Launch Comprehensive Web Portal to Support Housing Finance Sector

Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center Works with World Economic Forum to Publish Global Risks 2008

Wharton School Appoints Kenneth Manotti as Head of External Affairs
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 8, 2008 -- After an extensive search to appoint a new head of external affairs, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that Kenneth Manotti will join Wharton on Feb. 29 as associate dean of external affairs. Manotti had a previous tenure at Wharton and returns to campus with extensive domestic and international experience in campaign fundraising and alumni relations. He also brings a strong base of management experience.