School of Business
Simsbury Bank Pledges $50,000 for Family Business Program
Simsbury Bank has given a $50,000 grant to support the UConn School of Business’ Family Business Program, an initiative providing research, professional advice, education, and peer networks for family-owned and entrepreneurial businesses. “We are deeply gratified by Simsbury Bank’s commitment to a program that we think serves a vital need in Connecticut,” said School of […]
May 24, 2017 | Claire Hall
Farmington Startup Sets Sights on Curing Retinal-Disease Blindness
A promising new procedure developed by a company in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program offers hope for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases.
May 24, 2017 | Claire Hall
Drug Triggers Immune System to Fight Cancer in Pets
A UConn alumna has launched a startup that is marketing a new immunotherapy treatment for pets with cancer to veterinarians.
May 22, 2017 | Claire Hall, School of Business
Got a Minute?
Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.
May 19, 2017 | Kristen Cole
Human Rights: Corporations’ Newest Frontier
A Conversation with Business and Human Rights Professor Caroline Kaeb An interest in international law, coupled with work at the United Nations specializing in labor rights and refugee issues, fostered a passion for human rights in UConn Professor Caroline Kaeb. But as she delved deeper into her graduate work and the solutions to the many […]
May 18, 2017 | Claire Hall
Advice for the Class of 2017
Arrive Early, Stay Late, Put in the Effort to Succeed, Says Commencement Speaker Doug Elliot, President of The Hartford In a commencement speech laced with solid career advice about hard work and attaining career success, Doug Elliot ’82 mentioned that his life did benefit from a touch of serendipity. Elliot, the president of The Hartford […]
May 15, 2017 | Claire Hall
Students Prepare Almost 800 Tax Returns—For Free
UConn School of Business VITA Volunteers Eliminate Frustration, Expense of Taxes
May 12, 2017 | Claire Galvin
Healthcare Management Professor Joins National Bureau of Economic Research
Healthcare Management Professor Resul Cesur has been appointed as Faculty Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) program on Health Economics.
May 8, 2017 | Claire Hall
Unique, Creative Startups Win $30,000
Innovation Quest Tops Participation Record; Winners Present Vastly Different, Creative Startup Ideas
May 5, 2017 | Claire Hall
Senior Business Students Pause, Reflect as Commencement Nears
As this year's graduating seniors prepare for their careers, we asked a few School of Business students to reflect on their time spent at the University of Connecticut. Each with different stories, memories and struggles to share, this year's graduating class is as unique as they are impressive.
May 3, 2017 | Claire Galvin, Nicolle Anderson