Professor Robert Day Named Interim Dean of Business School as University Renews Search For Permanent Leader

April 8, 2026

UConn Today – The University has announced plans to relaunch its search for a permanent dean of the School of Business.

Management professor Greg Reilly, who has filled the interim dean position for more than a year, will return to the faculty in mid-May, and OPIM professor Robert ‘Bob’ Day will take the top leadership post until a permanent dean is named.

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Multiple UConn Graduate Programs Earn Rankings Among Nation’s Best

April 7, 2026

UConn Today – Several of UConn’s graduate and professional degree programs rank among the nation’s best, reflecting its emphasis on providing an innovative, rigorous, and supportive educational experience to guide those students to professional and personal success.

U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings, released Tuesday, showed several UConn graduate programs earning high marks across its campuses, including some that entered the rankings for the first time with impressive debuts.

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UConn Grad Students Win InsurTech NY Challenge By Offering Practical Solutions to Insurance-Provider Woes

April 2, 2026

UConn Today – For the second consecutive year, a team of UConn grad students won the InsurTech NY University Case Competition.

Graduate students Trishan Kundu (BAPM) and Vitosavero Avila Wibisono (FinTech) took home the top prize and a $2,500 award on Tuesday at the event in New York City. The competition was judged by insurance leaders, investors and practitioners.

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UConn Researcher: How People Communicate About Shared Decisions Can Shape the Outcome, Satisfaction

April 1, 2026

UConn Today – New research from UConn marketing professor Danielle Brick finds that when people make purchasing decisions together, recurring communication patterns influence not only what they choose, but how satisfied they feel afterward.

Whether buying a new couch, planning a vacation, or deciding what movie to see, those choices can become surprisingly complicated when another person is involved in the decision.

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Deloitte Foundation Awards $25,000 Doctoral Fellowship to UConn Ph.D. Candidate Tuan Doan

March 27, 2026

UConn Today – The Deloitte Foundation has awarded a $25,000 Doctoral Fellowship to Tuan Doan, a fourth-year accounting Ph.D. candidate, who is known for his discipline, hard work, and warm personality.

The Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship awards are intended to help strengthen the pipeline of accounting faculty by supporting Ph.D. candidates who plan to pursue academic careers.

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Two-Time National Champion Boxer, Business Student Aidan Jubb: ‘When the Final Bell Rings…You’re Like, ‘Is It Already Over?’’’

March 25, 2026

UConn Today – Two-time National Boxing Champ Aidan Jubb ’26 (BUS) has a series of rituals before he steps into the ring.

He always wears the same well-worn pair of Adidas socks, a favorite from his first fight. He reads the same prayers, listens to instrumental music followed by 50 Cent, and eats a handful of Mike & Ike candy.

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Management Professor John E. Mathieu Reaches Rare Scholarly Milestone

March 24, 2026

UConn Today – The School of Business is celebrating management professor John E. Mathieu for reaching an extraordinary milestone in scholarly research.

Mathieu reached an h-index of 100 on Google Scholar, meaning that 100 of his publications have each been cited at least 100 times.

“This is an extraordinary marker of sustained influence and a reflection of a career that has helped shape the study of management and organizational behavior for decades, serving both researchers and practitioners,’’ said David Bergman, Associate Dean for Faculty & Research at the School of Business.

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