School of Business
Why the Uptick in Strikes? A Negotiations Expert Responds
Recent strikes – at grocery stores and schools – have been about services that cannot really be exported, and this works in favor of the strikers, says UConn management professor Nora Madjar.
April 23, 2019 | Claire Hall
MBA Students Give Back to Community
These MBA students, some of whom are simultaneously pursuing law and medical degrees, shared personal stories of disappointing jobs, career setbacks, and the realization that pursuing a dream involves taking risks. But they also talked enthusiastically about how they were able to refocus their careers and life plans when their initial strategy didn’t work out.
April 22, 2019 | Claire Hall
Op-ed: How Should Social Media Combat Misinformation, Hate Speech?
The sheer volume of content shared on social media makes it impossible to establish a comprehensive editorial system, writes Niam Yaraghi, assistant professor.
April 22, 2019 | Niam Yaraghi, School of Business
Education Abroad: Luis Rivera ’19, Prague, Czech Republic
Accounting major Luis Rivera '19 (BUS) says his Education Abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic, helped him grow as a person.
April 19, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
How Brands are Circumventing Marketing Regulations
A UConn marketing professor found that financial companies employing ‘umbrella branding’ may have used advertising to drive customers to all their products, despite regulations designed to safeguard investors.
April 15, 2019 | Claire Hall
UConn Volunteers Complete 700 Tax Forms—For Free
UConn's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) offers free tax preparation services. The student volunteers say they get as much from the experience as their clients do.
April 11, 2019 | Claire Hall
State Turns to UConn for Economic Analysis
CCEA has completed nearly 200 dynamic economic-impact studies whose results have made critical contributions to Connecticut’s economic and business environment.
April 10, 2019 | Claire Hall
New Technology Designed to Reduce Mortality Rates in Cancer Patients
A pair of Ph.D. students developed a technology that takes a patient’s tumor cells and grows them outside of the body to test different cancer treatments.
April 10, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Student Consulting Group Earns First-Place in Region
A team of students from the UConn Consulting Group were the first-place champions in a regional "Case for a Cause" competition, proving their business-solution prowess against participants from other top universities.
April 8, 2019 | Claire Hall
Tour Guide, Real Estate Major and UConn Trivia King
Now completing his third year as a tour guide, Felopulos, a real estate major, is adept at mixing academic knowledge with personal insights on his tours. He makes sure to speak with each student individually about his or her interests.
April 3, 2019 | Claire Hall