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Fish-food Entrepreneur Wins UConn’s Wolff Startup Competition
Student entrepreneur Peter Goggins '21 (CAHNR) has won the Wolff New Venture Competition, which boosts UConn-connected startup companies.
Five UConn-Affiliated Startups Vie For Recognition, Funding at Prestigious Wolff Competition
UConn-affiliated startups in fields ranging from medicine to fish food are finalists in this year's Wolff New Venture Competition.
Two Months From Graduation, Xavier Cole ’20 (BUS) Says: ‘Make Excuses, Or Make It Happen’
Xavier Cole '20 (BUS), primed for graduation in December, has overcome obstacles in life that would have been the undoing of most people.
Marketing Professors: Consumers Are Suspicious When Companies Exceed Expectations on Product Recalls
Companies that are overly generous in handling product recalls surprisingly face harsher judgement from consumers, according to a UConn researcher's findings.
UConn Researchers Study Whether Reliable Public Transit Improves Substance-Use Treatment
Researchers at UConn have been awarded a grant to conduct a cross-disciplinary study on whether reliable public transit can improve substance abuse treatment outcomes.
UConn Stamford Student Makes 250 Masks for Health Care Workers
A UConn Stamford student put his fashion design skills to work in making masks for area health care workers.
Freshman Entrepreneur Has the Antidote to Harsh Winters: Fun Flannel Shirts
A UConn freshman entrepreneur wants to make flannel shirts, that stodgy New England staple, fun.
UConn Alum Nadav Ullman Co-Creates ‘COVID-19 Clearinghouse’ to get PPE to Health Care Workers
A UConn alum is playing a leading role in sourcing urgently needed personal protective equipment for health care workers facing down the COVID-19 epidemic.
UConn Student Entrepreneur Asks: Shouldn’t the Fish We Eat Be Fed Healthier Food?
A UConn student has started a business aimed at changing the way fish are fed.
Professors: Pandemic Creates ‘Watershed Moment’ for Telecommuting
UConn School of Business experts offer insight and advice on telecommuting as remote work experiences a pandemic-caused upsurge.