Men at the Top Play by Different Rules, Expert Says

October 23, 2017

Phys.org – Gary Powell, professor emeritus of business, is an internationally recognized scholar and educator on gender, diversity, and work-family issues in the workplace. He has also served as chair of the Women in Management (now Gender and Diversity in Organizations) division of the Academy of Management, and is a prolific author. As accusations against American film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein mount, Powell discusses the issue of sexual harassment with UConn Today.

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Panelists to Women MBA Students: Owning a Company Offers Many Rewards, Challenges

UConn NAWMBA Panel Oct. 23 (Amanda Spada/UConn School of Business)
Sponsored by the UConn chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs, panelists spoke with MBA candidates and other guests at a program titled, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” highlighting the risks and rewards of leaving traditional employment to run one’s own company. (Amanda Spada/UConn School of Business)

“I Needed My Life Back”

On her final day working at a large corporation, Belinda Pruyne walked in singing, “oh happy day.” After all, Pruyne had chosen to leave corporate America to start her own business. Continue Reading

London Week 6: Wrapping Up Classes

Matilda the Musical (Brendan Mulcahey/UConn School of Business)
Matilda the Musical (Brendan Mulcahey/UConn School of Business)

Since the Study Abroad program I am a part of has required classes for the first half of the semester and a for-credit internship for the second half, my major courses were in their second-to-last week this past week. Continue Reading

Q&A Sexual Harassment at Work: Do Men At the Top Play By Different Rules?

October 20, 2017

Professor Emeritus Gary Powell, an internationally recognized scholar and educator on gender, diversity, and work-family issues in the workplace. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
Professor Emeritus Gary Powell, an internationally recognized scholar and educator on gender, diversity, and work-family issues in the workplace. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

An Interview with Management Professor Emeritus Gary Powell

Q: The accusations against movie producer and executive Harvey Weinstein are mindboggling. If true, how could this misconduct have gone for 30 years without someone intervening? Continue Reading

Is Your Blood ‘Sticky’? Researchers Invent Simple Test to Detect Cardiac Risk

October 19, 2017

Kostyantyn Partola, an engineering Ph.D. candidate, poses for a photo with adviser Thomas Geer prior to the start of the Wolff competition. Missing from photo is Professsor George Lykotrafitis from the School of Engineering. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
Kostyantyn Partola, an engineering Ph.D. candidate, poses for a photo with adviser Thomas Geer prior to the start of the Wolff competition. Missing from photo is Professsor George Lykotrafitis from the School of Engineering. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Wolff New Venture Competition Prize Winner: Eir Medical Devices

Everyone knows that smoking, elevated blood pressure, and high cholesterol are key risk factors for heart disease.

But what about “sticky” blood? Continue Reading

MBA Candidate Tackles Challenging Internship to Benefit Medical Patients

October 18, 2017

Enuma Ezeife (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
Enuma Ezeife (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Undeterred: Enuma Ezeife ’18 MBA

Enuma Ezeife cringes when she talks about some of the older methods of harvesting bone graft for surgery.

Not only are the procedures excruciating, but they can have numerous unintended consequences, including fracture of a patient’s femur, she said. Continue Reading

Professional-Services Firms Forge Growth in Southwestern Connecticut

October 17, 2017

Stamford Advocate – The experts are in high demand.

Professional services comprised one of only two job sectors that grew its ranks in the state in August. Stamford, in particular, represents a hub for some of the industry’s top firms, who are attracted by the city’s growing economy and proximity to New York City. A number of those companies are increasing their local ranks and expanding into promising digital fields.

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London Week 5: Sky Garden

October 16, 2017

"The Shard" as viewed from the Sky Garden in London (Brendan Mulcahey/UConn School of Business)
“The Shard” as viewed from the Sky Garden in London (Brendan Mulcahey/UConn School of Business)

My 5th week in London was rather mellow. The most exciting part was probably going to the Sky Garden. Continue Reading

MIS Case Competition 2017

October 12, 2017

On Friday September 29th the Operations and Information Management Department (OPIM) held their annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Case Competition. A total of 10 teams, each consisting of 4 students, presented their business case solutions to a panel of 3 faculty judges. Each team was given 20 minutes to present their solution and another 10 minutes to answer any of the judges questions.

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