An Epic UConn Love Story — in Eight Acts

February 14, 2022

UConn Magazine – You might think that what is possibly the greatest love story in the history of UConn would have ignited at a place like Mirror Lake or the Dairy Bar. But this epic Husky love story has its roots in The Jungle, as McConaughy Hall on the Storrs North Campus was iconically known. It was there in the late 1980s that eight women — most freshman residents of the third floor — and eight men —most freshman residents of the fourth floor — met and began dating.Continue Reading

Innovation Quest Organizers Expect ‘Extraordinary Turnout’ for This Year’s Competition

February 3, 2022

UConn Today – The leaders of UConn’s highly successful Innovation Quest (iQ) competition said there are millions of varied ideas that could create prosperous startups.

But one irrevocable dynamic separates those who succeed from those who fail.

“The key to being successful is that you have to continually innovate,’’ says Rich Dino, director of the iQ program, who is also a serial entrepreneur and an associate professor emeritus. “Our entrepreneurs learn to ‘hear the footsteps behind them’ and accelerate the move forward by continued innovation.’’

Professor: Surging Demand for Housing Creates Apartment-Construction Boom in Connecticut

February 2, 2022

UConn Today – Developers are planning to build thousands of new apartments across Connecticut, tapping into an exploding need for more housing options for everyone from millennials to empty nesters.

“There has really been an unprecedented demand for modern rental housing, not only in Connecticut but in many places across the nation,’’ says Jeffrey Cohen, finance professor and the Kinnard Scholar in Real Estate at the School of Business. “We’re seeing some complexes being developed on empty parcels and many other unused properties being converted into apartments.’’

Ask The Experts – Bankruptcy and Credit Cards

January 21, 2022

WalletHub – Is there a difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13?

Credit card debt can be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Most credit card debt is unsecured debt, which means that it is given low priority when the purpose of bankruptcy is for reorganization, such as a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.