Academics
Admins not worried over lower nursing exam scores
Drexel University nursing students, among others, outscored Penn School of Nursing students on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX exams, for 2009.
Wharton website gets new Arabic version
Arabic Knowledge@Wharton will include articles centered on the Middle East’s growing economic importance to the global economy in both English and Arabic.
Two years of planning, Nursing soon to finish new curriculum
Recently, students were asked to write their suggestions and thoughts on post-its on message boards throughout the Nursing School.
Wharton still best in students' minds
Students’ career prospects are also unlikley to be affected by Wharton's drop in BusinessWeek rankings, according to Career Services.
Students protest tenure denial of professor
A 17-person History honors thesis class is leading a charge to protest the tenure denial of their thesis seminar advisor, Ronald Granieri.
Wharton falls in rankings
The school fell to fourth place this year in BusinessWeek's 2010 Undergraduate Business School Rankings. It was ranked third last year after being in first for several years.
Japanese Studies prof dies of sudden heart attack
Professor William LaFleur of the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department died suddenly from a heart attack on Feb. 26, according to the Office of the Provost. He was on leave this semester.
Wharton study connects marriage and markets
The choice of study reflects the overall broadening focus of economics, which has begun to include social spheres of life beyond money and markets.
From Phila. to Munich: Grad student research travels around the world
The Research Council of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly recently provided over 80 applicants with grants for the spring. The recipients — students from the seven research schools — will present their work at conferences around the world.
School of Design students recognized in two competitions
This month, School of Design students and faculty have gained recognition beyond the classroom in two different competitions — the 2010 Emerging New York Architects open ideas competition and Brazil’s International Design Competition.