School of Business

Conference-goers puzzle through an escape room developed by UConn students. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Creative Collaboratorium Draws Top Scholars

How do you host a conference for 40 of the top creativity researchers in the world? By giving them activities that are novel, useful, and intellectually stimulating, said Management Professor Nora Madjar, who hosted the Creativity Collaboratorium in Storrs from Sept. 13-15. As soon as the professors arrived, they participated in one of several “Escape […]

A view of the Innovation Partnership Building on Aug. 6, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Innovation Partnership Building Officially Open

The Innovation Partnership Building was officially opened at a dedication ceremony on Sept. 20.

Top row, from left: Alina Lerman, Alexander Amati, Heidi Bailey, Stephen Brown. Bottom row, from left: Wei Chen, Redona Methasani ’18 Ph.D., Jo (Kyoungjo) Oh.

New Business School Faculty for 2018

Four UConn alumni, high-ranking executives from Anthem and Electric Boat, and professors with ties to Harvard and Yale are among the new faculty joining the UConn School of Business this fall.

Orlando Wright ’01 (CLAS), ’03 MSW greets Scholars House students at the reception on September 14, 2018.

ScHOLAR2S House Visits Legislators, Alumni in Washington

Students from the Learning Community traveled to the Capital to attend events surrounding the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.

Large cargo filled with containers navigating through ice-surrounded passage. (Getty Images)

More Ships and More Clouds Mean Cooling in the Arctic

A new study suggests that growth of trans-Arctic shipping and the accompanying increase in emissions may offset some of the overall warming trend in that region.

Professor Jeff Cohen , pictured above, at Union Station in Hartford, is studying the impact that a new passenger rail line will have on residential and commercial development. The train, which travels from New Haven to Springfield, Mass., with many stops in between, began service in June. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Cohen, Team to Analyze Growth Tied to New Rail Line

Urban planners and government leaders from across the country are expected to be paying close attention to the results of a newly-launched study of how convenient commuter train service impacts the economic growth and development of communities.

Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Women's Basketball program, shared stories of basketball, leadership and success with the new cohort of the Executive MBA program on Thursday. Lucy Gilson, head of the management department, served as event moderator. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Coach Auriemma Welcomes 2020 EMBAs, Shares Strategies

UConn Women's Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma faced one of the biggest challenges of his life in the second grade.

Stamford Innovation Week

UConn Prominent in Stamford Innovation Week 2018

The UConn School of Business will bring top experts to present three timely and cutting-edge programs as part of Stamford Innovation Week (SiW), running Sept. 14 through 23 throughout the city.

UConn Fuels Insurtech Boom with Innovative New Program

UConn Fuels Insurtech Boom with Innovative New Program

When Hartford Innovation Places announced a plan to make the state capitol a center for the burgeoning insurtech industry, professor Timothy Folta, faculty director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI), was listening very carefully.

A young boy working at a light bulb factory in India. )Photo by Robin Romano/University Library Archives Special Collections)

Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain

A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability.