UConn Today – President Thomas C. Katsouleas and Krenicki Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ki Chon have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
Author: Scott Slater III
UConn Management Professor: Workplace Interruptions Jeopardize Productivity
UConn Today – In many American workplaces, employees are bombarded with almost incessant interruptions that disrupt concentration, derail productivity, and generate stress.
Many office workers and IT professionals report being interrupted every three to 11 minutes, while nurses, on average, are interrupted six to 12 times an hour. Most business emails are opened within six seconds of being received, and employees check their emails up to 36 times an hour, according to UConn management professor Nora Madjar.Continue Reading
Research Proves Viability of Injection-free Microneedle Technology for Single-Administration of Vaccines
Vaccine logistics: The ‘challenging task’ of delivering billions of doses
CTPost – Getting a COVID vaccine to the entire country — and perhaps the entire world — will present a unique challenge, according to Tao Lu.
“It’s the first time you are trying to do such a huge job in such a short time frame,” he said.
Lu is an assistant professor at UConn’s School of Business, specializing in supply chain management and logistics.
He said development of a vaccine — there are currently two coronavirus vaccine candidates on the fast track for worldwide distribution — is just the first problem.
“The next challenging task is how to deliver the vaccine to every single person in the nation, or in the world,” he said.Continue Reading
UConn School of Business Receives First-Ever Top 30 Ranking for Graduate Entrepreneurship from Princeton Review
UConn Today – The rankings, released today by Princeton Review and slated to be published in the December issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, included more than 300 applicants, putting UConn in the top 15 percent of all survey participants. For the second year in a row, UConn ranked at No. 46 for undergraduate entrepreneurship and, for the first time, the UConn School of Business ranked at No. 28 for graduate entrepreneurship amidst the competitive field of participants in this year’s survey.Continue Reading
‘A stronger approach:’ Recruiting students is key to diversity efforts
NewsTimes – Spurred by nationwide protests this summer that reflected the growing influence of movements such as Black Lives Matter, some of Connecticut’s largest companies have pledged to do more to tackle the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in key parts of their organizations.Continue Reading
CT economy will struggle until at least 2030 to recover from COVID, UConn report warns
Words of Wisdom Punctuate Stamford BCLC’s ‘Fireside Chats’ Podcast
As a freshman, Ryan Stone loved listening to the guest speakers invited to campus through the Business Connections Learning Community (BCLC) Stamford.
“They were super interesting,” said Stone, a junior and a Fairfield resident. “You would take away something different from each one.”
But by semester’s end, Stone was dismayed to find he couldn’t instantly recall all the speakers’ helpful tips and career insights when he was studying for an exam or prepping for a job interview.Continue Reading
Study: Legal marijuana in CT would raise $784M – $952M in taxes in first 5 years
New Invention From UConn Alumni Gives Elderly a Boost
UConn School of Engineering – If you’re young and able-bodied, the bathroom is considered a relaxing space, where we go to refresh and rejuvenate. But for disabled and elderly people, the bathroom can be an accident waiting to happen.Continue Reading