Author: Claire Hall

New Startup’s Mission: Safer Deliveries for Moms and Babies

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UConn Today – For many expectant parents, the countdown to the arrival of a new family member is filled with anticipation. They need to select a name, paint a nursery, stock up on diapers, and prepare for sleepless nights ahead.

Everyone hopes for a smooth and easy delivery, and no one champions that more than Dr. Andrea Shields. Shields is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UConn Health and the program director for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the School of Medicine. She is working hard to decrease the risks that come with pregnancy and childbirth.

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Nutritional Startup Provides Healthy Meals to Keep Vulnerable People Out of the Hospital

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UConn Today – Imagine the stress of just being discharged from the hospital–still feeling weak, vulnerable, and shaken by a serious diagnosis—only to be told that you now have to completely overhaul your diet.

That is a daunting task for many, but fortunately food expert Vanessa Sena and two colleagues from UConn Health have a solution.

They’ve started a business called MLC Nutrition, which provides delicious, healthy, chef-prepared meals for recently hospitalized patients, with the goal of optimizing their health and preventing rehospitalization.

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Management Professor Offers Recommendations to Ease the Jolt of Strict Return-To-Office Policies

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UConn Today – The comfort of working from home in sweatpants and slippers has recently disappeared for employees of many large companies.

Target, Microsoft, Under Armour, and T. Rowe Price are just some of the corporations that announced or reinstituted more stringent return-to-office policies this fall.

Management professor Travis Grosser told UConn Today that that the first six months of a new schedule are critical to establishing an employee’s reputation and value. And though it can be a difficult adjustment initially, in-office work greatly increases an employee’s visibility and career-growth opportunities.

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Wolff Finalist Startup ‘Orbit Crates’ Offers Subscription Toy Rentals for Kids

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UConn Today – After a busy day at work, the last thing mother-of-three Kim Conti wanted to do was spend time sorting and organizing construction trucks, pretend-play toys, puzzle pieces—and those dreadful games that come with dozens of small parts. To help reduce household clutter and save toys from ending up in landfills, Conti has created Orbit Crates, a subscription toy-rental company.

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Business Career Expo Brings Recruiters from More than 30 Top Companies

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UConn Today – Senior Shravani Daptardar is studying analytics and information management, with a concentration in business intelligence, and she’s debating whether to go directly to work after graduation or to enroll in graduate school.

On Wednesday, she attended the School of Business Career Expo and had a chance to talk to recruiters from more than 30 top employers, as well as grad-school experts, about her options.

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Management Professor Offers Advice on How to Combat ‘Quiet Cracking’ in the Workplace

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UConn Today – “Quiet Cracking” is one of the most widely discussed topics in the workplace this summer. In the last week alone, it has made headlines in Forbes, Business Insider, and Psychology Today, and been discussed on MSN and CBS.

Management professor Travis Grosser, of the School of Business, has studied organizational change and shares insight on “quiet cracking” with UConn Today. Below, he explains the causes of quiet cracking and offers recommendations for both business leaders and employees to prevent or mitigate its impact.

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Real Estate Professor Cohen: Study Confirms that Properties Adjacent to Tornado Destruction Initially Plunge in Value

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UConn Today – The power of a tornado can inflict tremendous damage on residential property, but the impact is also felt by nearby homeowners, even when their property is unscathed.

Undamaged homes in close proximity to those that were partially or fully destroyed incur up to a 39% decline in value, according to finance and real estate professor Jeffrey P. Cohen, associate economist Violeta A. Gutkowski, and research associate Jack Fuller. Their findings were released in a recent economic report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, where Cohen is a Research Fellow.

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Macy’s Welcomes Four UConn Business Grad Students to Explore Sustainable Practices

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UConn Today – Macy’s Inc. recently invited four UConn business graduate students to serve as consultants in a months-long project reviewing and analyzing the company’s sustainable business practices.

Each of the four students were enrolled in the “Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business” course taught by business law professor Rachel Chambers. The course is part of a newer graduate program on Social Responsibility & Impact in Business.

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HBJ “40 Under Forty” Honors Four From School of Business

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UConn Today – The Hartford Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty’’ award will be presented in September to 40 business standouts, including four who are affiliated with the UConn School of Business.

The recipients include: Haley Heslin, Director of Human Resources at LAZ Parking and a student in the UConn MBA program; Thomas “Tommy’’ Hyde ’19 MBA, Chief of Staff at AdvanceCT; David Steuber ’08, ’21 MS, and Andrew “Drew’’ DiSilvestro Jr. ’15 EBV Cert., President of AmeriTech Contracting.

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Veterans’ Entrepreneurship Program: ‘Just Come and We Will Change Your Life’

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UConn Today – As a communications expert who handles emergency medical calls, Michael Brown guides people through some of life’s most frightening and stressful moments.

And while Brown is versed in handling a crisis, he also recognizes the importance of relaxing, enjoying entertainment, and the value of connecting with friends both old and new.

He and his wife, Sydney Brown, are the owners of ThirdSpace Arcade Lounge on Blake Street in New Haven, a gathering place and community hub for adults, particularly gamers, artists, crafters, musicians and poets.

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