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Recent News Highlights

CNBC/ "The Call" - Prof. of Real Estate and Finance Susan Wachter and Wharton PhD alumnus Mark Zandi, discuss the record low housing start data. (May 19, 2009)

New York Times - An article written by Assoc. Prof. of Business and Public Policy Justin Wolfers cites research co-authored by Asst. Prof. of Marketing, Jonah Berger, on how quickly baby names fade from popularity. (May 19, 2009)

Salt Lake Tribune - President Obama's appointment of Jon Huntsman Jr, Penn alumnus and son of Wharton's Board of Overseers Chair, Jon M. Huntsman, Ambassador to China, is noted. (May 18, 2009)

Washington Post - The naming of Wharton Executive MBA alumnus Dan Tangherlini, Washington, D.C. City Administrator, as President Obama's pick for Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary is highlighted. (May 16, 2009)

Philadelphia Inquirer - Edward Rivera, an incoming Wharton freshman, is profiled in an column entitled, "Aid for students who are smart, ambitious, in need." (May 12, 2009)

BusinessWeek.com - Robert Inman, Vice Dean and Director, Doctoral Programs discusses the financial crisis' impact on interest in doctoral programs. (May 12, 2009)

Bloomberg TV - Real Estate and Finance Prof. Susan Wachter says, it is "far too soon'" to declare a bottom in the housing crisis. (May 12, 2009)

Philadelphia Business Journal - The Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals winners are featured. (May 1, 2009)

Motley Fool - Prof. of Finance Jeremy Siegel is quoted from Knowledge@Wharton saying, "Once you're down 50% from the peak there are almost no bad outcomes going ahead 10 years." (Apr 29, 2009)

BusinessWeek.com - Prof. of Health Care Management David Asch discusses how the economic impact of influenza outbreaks cause more concern than public health crises such as diabetes and obesity. (Apr 28, 2009)

Economist - Wharton researcher Elton Mayo is named by one of the "world's most influential management thinkers past and present" for his groundbreaking research on factory workers. (Apr 24, 2009)

The Wall Street Journal - Prof. of Management Peter Cappelli suggests less-costly alternatives to salary cuts, such as "shorter workweeks and mandatory furloughs." (Apr 23, 2009)

CNET - "There are fundamental deficiencies in privacy law," says Andrea Matwyshyn, Asst Prof of Legal Studies and Business Ethics in an article highlighting a panel of the RSA security conference in San Francisco. . (Apr 24, 2009)

Business Daily Africa (Kenya) - Wharton Marketing Prof. Eric Bradlow is quoted on the slowdown of corporate sponsorships for events such as Kenya's Kalasha Awards ceremony. (Apr 21, 2009)

Forbes - Deirdre Woods, Wharton associate dean for computing and CIO discusses IT return on investment noting that a small IT project evolved into the Wharton Research Data Services, now garnering more than $9 million in revenue with scores of academic licensees. (Apr 21, 2009)

CNBC - Wharton alumnus (W'79) and CNBC analyst Donnie Deutsch interviews Wharton Finance Prof. Jeremy Siegel who predicts "sharp improvement" in the markets by third quarter 2009. (Apr 16, 2009)

Bloomberg.com - Wharton Dean Thomas Robertson is quoted in a commentary which says, "the best and brightest…graduates are looking [beyond finance] in for-profit and non-profit areas..." (Apr 13, 2009)

Financial Times online - Wharton's new international loan program is noted as "help at hand" for students. (Apr 10, 2009)

WBUR "Here and Now" - - Prof. of Insurance and Risk Management, Olivia Mitchell, discusses whether pension plans are next in line for a government bailout. (Apr 10, 2009)

Business Daily (Kenya) - Pertuity Direct, founded by 2003 MBA alumnus Kim Muhota to provide a banking "social network model" for individuals and small businesses, is featured. (Apr 10, 2009)

Economist - Discussing Spain's hopes to market itself as a source of energy and infrastructure expertise, Management Prof. Mauro Guillen says, "Efforts to promote a country brand are expensive and of doubtful effectiveness." (Apr 8, 2009)

USA Today - Wharton Marketing Prof. Peter Fader discusses the ramifications of new guidelines approved by the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, the entity that oversees the Web's address system. (Apr 8, 2009)

Fortune - Prof. Peter Cappelli discusses the current employment environment and the "just-in-time workforce." (Apr 2, 2009)

ABC-TV/"World News" - Assoc. Prof. of Management John Paul MacDuffie weighs in on the U.S. auto industry's prospects for avoiding bankruptcy. (Mar 31, 2009)

CongressDaily - Asst. Prof. of Legal Studies and Business Ethics Kevin Werbach comments on the efforts of groups toward "network neutrality" related to Internet regulation. (Apr 2, 2009)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Finance Prof. Jeremy Siegel, says, "This plan is definitely going to work" in reference to details released on the US government's bank bailout plan. (Mar 24, 2009)

Bloomberg.com - Prof. of Real Estate and Finance, Susan Wachter, believes real estate prices "aren't that far from where we need to be if the economy stabilizes and starts growing again." (Mar 24, 2009)

Philadelphia Inquirer - Edward Deseve, Wharton 1971 MBA alumnus and Penn faculty member, is named by President Obama to oversee the federal stimulus monies as senior advisor to the Office of Management and Budget for Recovery Act Implementation. (Mar 23, 2009)

Business Week - Referring to private investors, Finance Prof. Richard Marsrton says, "They've got to break this logjam we're in." (Mar 20, 2009)

Economist - The research of Real Estate faculty Joseph Gyourko and Fernando Ferreira, showing homeowners who have no equity are only half as likely to move, is referenced. (Mar 19, 2009)

Washington Post - Wharton MBA alumnus entrepreneur, Marco Lentini, was selected as one of the small business owners selected to participate in a round table discussion with President Obama regarding his small business plan. (Mar 16, 2009)

Wall Street Journal - The nomination of Emeritus Prof. of Finance, Anthony Santomero, as a Director of Citigroup is highlighted. (Mar 16, 2009)

New York Times - In a co-authored article, Asst. Prof. of Marketing Jonah Berger and Asst. Prof. of Operations and Information Management, Devin Pope discuss their research showing motivation can actually turn teams that, mid-way, are slightly behind, into winners. (Mar 15, 2009)

Business Today Egypt - An article entitled "Girl Power" discusses Wharton's contributions to the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative which provides entrepreneurial management training to women in emerging economies. (Mar 15, 2009)

Star-Ledger of New Jersey - Assoc. Profs. of Management, Lori Rosenkopf and Valery Yakubovich, discuss the merits of networking through such online services as LinkedIn. (Mar 15, 2009)

Times of Oman - A panel at the recent Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Dubai headed by Witold J. Henisz, Assoc. Prof. of Management, focused on the importance of strong firm leadership in the region. (Mar 14, 2009)

USA Today - A study by Asst Prof of Real Estate Grace Wong Bucchianeri, showing that homeowners are no happier than renters and report higher levels of stress, is cited. (Mar 10, 2009)

Economist - Co-authored research by Maurice Schweitzer, Assoc. Prof. of Operations and Information Management, is mentioned in the article, "Shooting at Goals" which says goal setting should be used sparingly . (Mar 10, 2009)

Directors and Board online - -Dean Thomas Robertson is quoted discussing opportunity during a downturn from remarks made at the recent Wharton Restructuring Conference. (Mar 6, 2009)

New York Times - "People are not fully aware of what makes them happy…when one experience affects another in time" says Assoc. Prof. of Marketing Gal Zauberman, commenting on new personal satisfaction consumer research. (Mar 3, 2009)

TradeArabia - A preview of Wharton's Global Alumni Forum in March 11 and 12 in Dubai is offered. (Mar 2, 2009)

Detroit Free Press - Prof. of Insurance and Risk Management, Olivia Mitchell, is quoted in the article, "Questions arise from GM's use of pension for buyouts, VEBA trust." (Mar 1, 2009)

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