School of Business

Matthew Hanley uses a microscope in a lab at UConn Health in Farmington on Dec. 3, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NSF Program Helps UConn Entrepreneurs Get Started

UConn Health researchers in the early stages of developing a colorectal cancer vaccine got a jump-start from Accelerate UConn, an NSF I-Corps site.

Fans watching a football game on TV. (iStock Photo)

NFL Games Can Affect Sponsors’ Stock Returns

Win or lose, professional sports outcomes have an impact on sponsors’ cash flow, according to a UConn School of Business study.

John 'Jack' Veiga (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

‘For the Love of the Game’

Retired Management Professor Jack Veiga Still Winning Awards, Challenging Misconceptions

A student rests under a tree on the Great Lawn at the Storrs campus. (UConn File Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Research at the Forefront

Twelve stories about UConn research that advances our understanding of the world around us.

Bobby Puyol. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

Football Player Scores One for the Record Book

Place kicker Bobby Puyol, UConn's MVP in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday, hopes to score a sports management job after completing his degree in business.

Graduation cap with a yellow tassel denoting the LLM degree. (123RF.com Photo)

Law School Announces New Intellectual Property Degree

The new degree will be the only one in New England with a focus on policy and global intellectual property law.

David Souder, professor of management in the School of Business. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

The Baby Boomer Effect on Business

A UConn management professor is studying the effects that the aging of the baby boomer generation will have on business ownership.

Student-athlete Laura Webster in class. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Laura Webster

Webster is earning two degrees – in psychology and business – as well as competing on the rowing team.

Catie Cavanaugh with arms crossed

Four Internships, Three Research Jobs, and Two Majors

Katie Cavanaugh '17 only just started her junior year, but she has already done four internships and held three research positions. Oh, and she's double majoring in political science and management information systems.

Bobby Puyol. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

The Winning Play

Imagine that you have 5 seconds to do your job—with 30,000 people watching, the wind blowing, and your team's victory hinging on the accuracy of your kick. For UConn place kicker Roberto "Bobby" Puyol '16, the pressure and excitement adds to the thrill of the game.