The excitement surrounding the kickoff of the School of Business’ 8th annual Innovation Quest (iQ) competition was even bigger than last year, when a record-setting number of students participated. Continue Reading
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Waterbury Hosts Business and Human Rights Lecture Series
Former Timex executive Bob Werner will be the keynote speaker during the second of a three-part lecture series on business and human rights, hosted at the UConn Waterbury campus. Continue Reading
xCITE Event Focuses on Next Gen of Women Entrepreneurs
If the State of Connecticut is invested in creating and supporting the next generation of women entrepreneurs, it needs to revise the way we raise, educate, nurture, promote and encourage them, starting in pre-K. Continue Reading
Supplier Optimization Key to Manufacturer Success
As manufacturers rely more heavily on the use of suppliers today, how can they foster enough competition to keep their expenses low without alienating the companies they depend on? Continue Reading
Hannah Bonitz ’19: Applying Analytics For Social Good
For her senior honors thesis, Hannah Bonitz is working to create a platform that would help law enforcement and other agencies to coordinate efforts to combat modern-day slavery. Continue Reading
Students Shine in National Diversity Case Competition
Four UConn students, who all grew up in Hartford, used personal examples of how difficult it can be to find fresh food in the capital city, impressing the judges at the National Diversity Case Competition in Indiana last month. Continue Reading
Jimmy Tang ’11 Chosen by Forbes as Among the Elite
Under any circumstances, alumnus Jimmy Tang‘s recognition by Forbes as one of the elite ‘Thirty Under 30’ leaders in the game industry would be remarkable. Continue Reading
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MSBAPM Student ‘Grad Intern of the Year’ Runner-Up
Chirag Ghelani, a student in the MSBAPM program, has been named first runner-up as the Graduate Student Intern of the Year by UConn’s Center for Career Development. He has worked as a data engineer intern in quantitative research at Marto Capital in Stamford, Conn. and New York City.Continue Reading
EBV Alum: ‘To Do What You Love is Priceless’
Imagine a young child wandering alone in the woods on a frigid afternoon, with each passing minute decreasing the likelihood of a successful rescue.
UConn alumnus Jason Otrin would like to encourage emergency responders in Connecticut, and across the nation, to adopt the use of drones for such public-safety emergencies. Continue Reading