School of Business

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) was immersed in the startup world this summer through an internship at Stanley Black & Decker.

Glimpse An Internship

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) recently completed an internship at Stanley Black & Decker, an opportunity which he identified during the School of Business' 'Career Tuesdays.'

Tessa Getchis, senior educator with UConn Extension, leads a tour of oyster farming operations in Mystic Harbor. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Steers the Way to Shellfish Farms

Connecticut's coastline hosts a growing aquaculture industry, which UConn Extension educators promote alongside farmers of oysters, clams, fish, and seaweeds.

Luke Williams took “little brother” Tristen from Meriden, Connecticut, to his first UConn game thanks to Husky Ticket Project. (Submitted Image)

The Husky Ticket Project

UConn trio launched a nonprofit that provides free UConn football and basketball tickets to deserving young fans.

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.

The QRFertile lab at the Technology Incubator Program (TIP) space at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on June 14, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Startup Central: Inside UConn’s Technology Incubation Program

A photo tour of UConn's Technology Incubation Program, where the University is helping innovative start-ups launch and succeed.

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.