School of Business

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Furthering the Study of Human Rights in Business

Business law professor Stephen Park and UConn colleagues have been awarded a $265,000 research grant under UConn's Academic Plan to investigate ways to protect and promote human rights in the business world.

John Kim '87 MBA. (UConn Photo)

Alumnus Pledges $1 Million to Scholarship Fund

John Kim '87 MBA and his wife Diane have pledged to help underrepresented students attend the UConn School of Business.

UConn junior Anthony Pizzola '18 (ENG) spent his summer as an intern working with engineers at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. (Photo courtesy of Pratt & Whitney)

A Summer of Engines, Additive Manufacturing, and Patents

For UConn junior Anthony Pizzola '18 (ENG), a summer internship was an opportunity to work with engineers at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

Emeka Okafor receives his diploma from former School of Business Dean Curt Hunter during Commencement ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion in May 2004. ( Ryan McKee/NCAA Photos)

Driven and Kind

Some of the members of the 2004 National Championship UConn Men’s Basketball Team would wear a weight vest in practice to improve their endurance as they ran up the bleachers in the old Memorial Stadium. Not Emeka Okafor '04.

Professor Penny Vlahos, and graduate assistant Joe Warren recipients of a grant from the University’s new National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Site, Accelerate UConn on Aug. 18, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Device Improves Measurement of Water Pollution

UConn scientists are commercializing a technology they developed to more easily measure contaminants in water.

UConn School of Business Executive Leadership Breakfast: Becoming Yourself as a Leader

Becoming Yourself as a Leader

The UConn School of Business will offer a free breakfast seminar titled "Becoming Yourself as a Leader," from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Graduate Business Learning Center, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford.

Yulia Kuzovkina-Eischen, associate professor of plant science & landscape architecture, and John Campanelli, a graduate student, inspect the growth of native species planted on DOT property along U.S. RT 6 in North Windham on Aug. 29, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Road to Native Vegetation in Highway Design

A graduate student is commercializing new software he developed to make roadside native plantings more successful.

Dr. Courtney Townsel, left, looks on as Dr. Winston Campbell performs an ultrasound on an expectant mother. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

New Product Seeks to Prevent Premature Labor

With support from UConn's Innovation Corps program, a UConn Health doctor hopes to commercialize a new technology to address a rare but serious condition of pregnancy.

UConn School of Business Dean John A. Elliott (Marie LeBlanc/UConn Photo)

New School of Business Advisory Cabinet

UConn School of Business Dean John A. Elliott has assembled a new Advisory Cabinet for the School of Business, which includes 12 outstanding business leaders who are also passionate about their commitment to the University.

Ariana Scurti during her internship with Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins. (Photo courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts)

Intern Serves Social Responsibility Role at Dunkin’ Donuts

Coffee isn’t the only thing brewing at Dunkin’ Donuts. Social responsibility initiatives are a part of the central operation that oversees more than 11,500 Dunkin’ and 7,600 Baskin Robbins restaurants spread across nearly 60 nations. And, that stirred the interest of Ariana Scurti ’17 (CLAS) who gained experience with the parent company as an intern […]