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Hannah Bonitz ’19: Applying Analytics For Social Good

Posted on by Claire Hall
Hannah Bonitz '19 (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
Hannah Bonitz ’19 (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

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

Posted on by Claire Hall
UConn students impressed the judges in a National Diversity Case Competition in Indiana recently, where they gave personalized pitches describing the need for a grocery store in Hartford. Pictured from left (back row) are: Aaron Hooker, Nick Furlow, Sean Brown, and (front row) Belma Pehratovic. All are Hartford natives and all are business majors except Hooker, who is studying political science. (UConn School of Business)
UConn students impressed the judges in a National Diversity Case Competition in Indiana recently, where they gave personalized pitches describing the need for a grocery store in Hartford. Pictured from left (back row) are: Aaron Hooker, Nick Furlow, Sean Brown, and (front row) Belma Pehratovic. All are Hartford natives and all are business majors except Hooker, who is studying political science. (UConn School of Business)

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

EBV Alum: ‘To Do What You Love is Priceless’

Posted on by Claire Hall
EBV alumnus Jason Otrin (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
EBV alumnus Jason Otrin (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

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

What Will Blockchain Do For Us?

Posted on by Meredith Guinness

 

To say Blockchain is a complex concept is an understatement. But to say it’s crucial for savvy business leaders to wrap their heads around it is too.

That’s why the UConn School of Business’ Connecticut Information Technology Institute (CITI) is grabbing the bull by the horns, bringing insights on the emerging and highly adaptable technology to those who need it through workshops, a DappDevs Blockchain chapter, the first-ever Blockchain symposium, and creating new classes this semester. Continue Reading