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Stock Photograph of a group of businesspeople gathering. Text: Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) 2019-20 Lecture Series.

Fall Lecture Series Addresses Vast Range of Health, Wellness Topics

The UConn School of Business is a partner in an upcoming UConn health-focused lecture series addressing everything from weight loss to the opioid epidemic to mental health among college students.

Professor John Clapp, pictured above, plans to continue his research into solutions for vacant Retail spaces (Contributed photo)

Professor John Clapp Researches Plans for Vacant Retail

John will pursue his work with a grant from the Real Estate Research Institute in Chicago, which will allow him to study adaptive reuse of shopping centers. The solution, Clapp said, is the investment in public-private partnerships that will repurpose these urban and suburban centers.

Mary Laschinger, CEO of Veritiv Corp, an Atlanta-based business-to-business corporation. (Leland Holder/Submitted Photo)

Advice From Top CEO: Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone

As one of 24 women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, alumna Mary Laschinger has earned a spot few women have achieved in the field of business. How she became successful, in her own words.

Assistant Professor Kevin McEvoy, pictured above, will be honored with the University's Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, presented by the UConn Foundation Alumni Relations Office. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

Marketing’s Kevin McEvoy Earns Recognition as UConn Standout

Kevin McEvoy, an assistant professor-in-residence in Marketing, has been selected to receive the University’s Faculty Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award.

Professor Dave Papandria, pictured above, reflects upon his 14 years at the UConn School of Business (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

Professor Dave Papandria Retires from UConn

Although his technical expertise is in auditing, Professor Dave Papandria’s exceptional accounting career has taught him a great deal about success in the workplace—and in life.

EBV Director Michael Zacchea (pictured above) reflects upon the ten year anniversary of the program (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

UConn’s Entrepreneurship Program for Veterans Celebrates Ten Years

With this year’s class, the UConn program now boasts 218 graduates. They have started 168 businesses, producing more than $145 million in gross revenues and more than 430 jobs. 

Alma Chaluparambil, pictured above, is the recipient of a $10,000 Scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Contributed Photo)

Accounting Major Nets $10,000 Scholarship

Accounting major Annamma “Alma” Chaluparambil, a senior from Rocky Hill, recently received a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

A candle burning.

Finance Professor Biolsi Passes Away Unexpectedly

The School of Business remembers a beloved professor who brought his ‘real world’ Wall Street experience to the classroom.

Top row, left to right: Yiming Qian (Finance), Miao Bai (OPIM), Nina Xu (Accounting). Bottom row, left to right: Stefan Hock (Marketing), Chen Liang (OPIM), Weining Bao (Marketing). (UConn School of Business)

New Business School Faculty for 2019

The School of Business is welcoming 10 new faculty members this fall, including Yiming Qian, a full professor, who will chair the new Toscano Family Chair in Finance.

Left to right: Michelle Chao, Michael Martin, and Nicolas Myers, of Phoenix Tailings. Emily Yale, of Land Maverick. Christian Heiden, of Levo International. Derek Hargrove, and Xiuling Yu, of Nami Therapeutics. Brendan MacIntyre, and Nikolas Franceschi-Hofmann, of Geyser Remediation. (Evan Olson - UConn School of Business)

CCEI’s 2019 Entrepreneurship Summer Fellowship Champs

The winners of this year’s CCEI Summer Fellowship competition presented vastly different entrepreneurial ideas, but all were united by a common, altruistic thread.