George Plesko, associate professor and accounting department head, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Tax Association.
Month: September 2017
‘UConn Students Can Chase Their Dreams’
Students’ “Insatiable Appetite” to Invent Led Entrepreneur Keith Fox ’80 to Champion Innovation Quest
Before he became a senior executive at Apple, or helped Cisco grow to “The Worldwide Leader in Networking for the Internet,” Keith R. Fox ’80 was a newly minted UConn business graduate embarking on a journey to become an entrepreneur. Continue Reading
OPIM Welcomes Back Students
On Friday September 8th the Operations and Information Management Department (OPIM) held an ice cream social reception to welcome back their students. Management Information System (MIS) and Business Data Analysis (BDA) majors, new and returning alike, gathered in the OPIM department to learn about the resources available to them.
Deals Create Foundation for Growth at United Rentals
Stamford Advocate – United Rentals announced last month its latest acquisition. The 10-figure deal for Miami-based Neff Corp. hardly represented the company’s first purchase, and it will not be its last.
Fox Annual Ph.D. Research Competition: Second Place for Tom Adams
Thomas D. Adams III, an assistant professor, won a second-place award in Temple University’s Fox School of Business Annual Ph.D. Research Competition in the dissertation category. His research topic was: “Does Adding Accounting Expertise Matter? A Study of Audit Committees in Mergers and Acquisitions.”
CT Department of Revenue Services Hosts New Business “Tax Help Day”
Connecticut Department of Revenue Services – New business owners from around Connecticut attended the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) “Tax Help Day.” The event was a sell-out at the DRS main office new location at 450 Columbus Boulevard in downtown Hartford.
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Coming Home to Hartford
With one new campus and one expansion, there is little doubt that Hartford is “Husky territory.” Here are some of the other milestones in our Hartford history: Continue Reading
David Weber Named a Trustee of the American Taxation Association
David Weber, associate professor, was named a trustee of the American Taxation Association.
New Device for Testing Heart Health
Health News Digest – UConn researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored – blood viscosity.
New Device for Testing Heart Health
UConn Today – UConn researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored – blood viscosity.