Here’s a collection of some of our favorite photos and events from 2019 – Wishing you and yours an abundant and happy new year!Continue Reading
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Predictive Modeling Class Projects Become Twin Wins for UConn
If a pet-adoption agency wants to quickly find a home for a puppy, is it better to post a picture of the pup with its littermates—or a series of photos of the dog alone?
And if soccer club owners are trying to identify which FIFA players are underpaid based on their talent, could they accurately do so by analyzing public data about each player’s skill ratings?Continue Reading
Two Veteran Professors Promoted to Associate Business Deans
The School of Business has announced the appointment of Professors Lucy Gilson and Jose M. Cruz as new associate deans. They join Professor Bob Day in rounding out the three-person team reporting to Interim Dean David Souder.Continue Reading
Grad Students Help PCX Aero Go ‘Full Throttle’
When it comes to the aerospace industry, PCX Aerostructures is in the big leagues.Continue Reading
CABA Partners with Capital Community College to Boost Student Retention
G. Duncan Harris, Interim CEO at Capital Community College, and his team, know the strengths and the struggles that many of their 3,300 students face on the path toward achieving their degrees.Continue Reading
Graduate Students’ Trip to Munich a Success
Eleven graduate students recently traveled to Munich, Germany, as part of a course that was designed to deliver an international experiential opportunity that could be personalized to each student’s interest.Continue Reading
Jose Cruz to Receive Service Excellence Award
For his outstanding work with the MSBAPM program and other initiatives, OPIM associate professor Jose Cruz will be awarded the Service Excellence Award from the UConn chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).Continue Reading
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
Dean’s Report 2018
Entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Peter J. Werth pledged more than $22 million to the University of Connecticut last winter, for the creation of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a new chapter was written in UConn’s history.Continue Reading
UConn Grad Students Gain Valuable Global Knowledge by Partnering with Henkel
In a world in which the purchase and delivery of laundry, home care, and beauty products is rapidly changing, accelerating digitalization is integral to Henkel’s growth strategy.Continue Reading