School of Business

Amy Domini, the keynote speaker for the Business & Human Rights Initative Symposium, speaks with former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd.

Investors Won’t Tolerate Corporate Misdeeds, Inhumanity

Investment titan Amy Domini, widely considered a leading pioneer in socially responsible investing, came to UConn and shared what can only be described as good news.

Dean Mahoney '09, pictured above, co-founded ‘Merican Mule in 2015. He is spearheading East Coast distribution of his company's namesake, an alcoholic beverage inspired by the Moscow Mule. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Dean Mahoney ’09: A Passion for Entrepreneurship

Sometimes in business, and in life, you have to swallow your mistakes. Even if there are 700 of them!

Niam Yaraghi, assistant professor of Operations and Information Management, UConn School of Business. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Op-ed: Regulating Free Speech on Social Media Is Dangerous

As the Senate Commerce Committee prepares to take testimony on consumer data privacy today, Niam Yaraghi of UConn discusses the subject of regulating social media.

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Creating the Strongest Board of Directors

When a corporation is looking for a new member of the Board of Directors, someone who will excel in the job, are there any guiding principles to help make a strong choice?

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.