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The Latest Wharton High School Data Science Competition Is Nothing but Net

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The Wharton High School Data Science Competition, hosted by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI), in conjunction with Wharton Global Youth, is back for a second year – with the energy of a full-court press. And registration is open from January 6 to January 31, 2025. In the…Read More

Kicking Off a Gap Year with a World Record and an Angel Investor

A small group celebrating a Guinness World Record achievement with a certificate. They are standing in front of a backdrop displaying logos for the Youth Philanthropy Council and Guinness World Records.

Augustus Holm, 18, is “all in” when it comes to entrepreneurship. The California teen, who just graduated high school this spring from The Bishop School in San Diego, has used knowledge he gained from Wharton Global Youth’s Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Essentials of Finance programs to build his nonprofit and…Read More

Brainpower and Business: How Neuroscience Gets Inside Your Head

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When was the last time you actually thought about how you think? Elizabeth Zab Johnson, executive director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is all about brainpower. She likes to say that her team's research helps people, businesses and society think broadly…Read More

Thanksgiving Leftovers? One Student’s Solution to Food Waste

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As many people wrap up a Thanksgiving week of hearty eating, those leftovers are stacking up in the fridge. What happens to all the excess food? Often, it ends up in a landfill, producing methane and contributing to the greenhouse gases that are warming our planet. Kelly Zhang, our latest…Read More

The Wharton School Helps High School Students Appreciate Finance and Future Growth

When Erika H. James, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke with more than 90 high school students and teachers from New York City public schools who were visiting Wharton’s campus on November 8, 2024 (pictured above), she emphasized the value of developing a strong network…Read More

3 Questions for Sarah Light of Wharton’s Climate Center

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The Wharton Climate Center, which studies climate change, renewable energy, air and water pollution and biodiversity, and is part of the Wharton School’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) Initiative, is co-directed by Sarah E. Light, a Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics. We caught up with Dr. Light…Read More

Simulation Edge: An Online Future of the Business World Student Learns How to ‘Pivot or Perish’

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What would you do if you were CEO for a day and were given a virtual budget to invest in corporate growth? The challenge of evaluating and appropriating limited resources to satisfy your company’s needs requires strategic planning. How well do you think a group of high school kids could…Read More

The Power of Strategic Thinking: Intel from an M&A Professional

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When Dr. Emilie Feldman, an expert in mergers and acquisitions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke to Wharton Global Youth students studying in our summer on-campus business programs, she wrapped up her lecture answering questions from the audience. High school students wanted to better understand strategic…Read More

An AI Startup Takes Us Inside the Business of Climate Resilience

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Climate change demands climate action. Add artificial intelligence to the problem-solving portfolio, and technology is helping businesses adapt to an increasingly hotter planet. In industry lingo, this is called climate resilience. To understand this emerging field, Wharton Global Youth explored the intersection of climate change, AI, and business resilience with…Read More

8 Retail Lessons from the CEO of Spirit Halloween Stores

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What will you go as for Halloween? Whether you dress up as Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice, put on your Barbie pink, or choose the more traditional zombie scarecrow, costumes never go out of style. That’s why most people have spent at least a few frightening moments in a Spirit…Read More

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